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Solo Bitcoin Miner Defies the Odds, Lands $200K Block Reward Jackpot
Bitcoin.com News·August 6, 2026·1 min read
A solo bitcoin miner solved block height 960804 on Aug. 2, 2026, at 02:11 UTC, earning the full block reward of about 3.1569 BTC, worth roughly $200,000. The payout went to a bitcoin address tied to CKPool, a solo mining service. This rare feat defies the odds in Bitcoin mining.
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