What to Know
A solo miner with a low-cost $300 setup solved block 920,440, earning ~$347,000 in rewards.
The odds of this happening are extremely tiny, similar to winning the lottery.
The event revives hope for hobby miners and highlights Bitcoin’s open, permissionless network.
In a story that feels almost unreal, a home Bitcoin miner using a rig worth around $300 has successfully mined an entire Bitcoin block by themselves earning a reward worth approximately $347,000 in today’s BTC value. The event has shocked the crypto community, because the odds of this happening are incredibly small. It’s the mining equivalent of hitting a jackpot.
According to Umbrel, the miner struck lucky through the Public Pool mining pool, successfully confirming block 920,440 at 7:32 pm UTC on Thursday, data from Mempool.space shows.
Industry experts say the miner had only a tiny amount of hashing power compared to the global Bitcoin network, which is dominated by huge industrial mining facilities. Yet somehow, this small setup managed to find and solve a new block on its own. One user described it perfectly online, “It’s like winning the lottery but for crypto geeks.”
How Rare Is This?
We need to look at how Bitcoin mining works to see why this is such a big deal. Bitcoin miners are always trying to solve a hard math problem. The first miner to solve it adds a new block to the blockchain and gets the block reward, which is now worth about 3.125 BTC plus fees for the transaction. Every ten minutes, miners worldwide race to solve a SHA‑256 puzzle; the network adjusts difficulty roughly every two weeks to keep block times near ten minutes.
Consequently, the more hash power you have, the better your odds. Solo rigs with terahash‑level speed face daily win probabilities often below 0.001%. Transaction fees vary unpredictably, so the payoff can fluctuate even when you find a block. As a result, many hobbyists opt into mining pools, where consistent but smaller payouts replace the all‑or‑nothing gamble.
While individual miners occasionally capture attention with unexpected block discoveries, the majority—over 60%—of newly mined Bitcoin blocks are produced by just three dominant mining pools: Foundry USA, AntPool and F2Pool.
Why This Matters
This story has sparked a wave of excitement and debate across the crypto world. It shows Bitcoin is still open to everyone. Even though mining is dominated by large companies, there are still situations where small independent miners can succeed and reminds people that Bitcoin is not controlled by any single group. It inspires hobby miners, beginners, and long-term believers.
As Umbrel puts it “Another solo hit = proof that improbable ≠ impossible. Here’s how to bring your odds to life: 1. Get a solo miner (e.g., Bitaxe) 2. Run your Umbrel with Bitcoin Node & Public Pool apps 3. Connect your miner to Public Pool.”
Not the First Time This Has Happened
This is not a one-off incident, though it is extremely rare. Just last month, another solo miner using a modest setup managed to solve block 913,593, also taking home a large reward. That event illustrated how individual miners can still strike gold even despite Bitcoin’s enormous network difficulty which is above 130 trillion TH/s currently.
Some solo miners have pulled off similar wins in previous years too. These moments tend to spark renewed interest in hobby mining communities. People are drawn to the idea that even with a small rig, there’s always a chance.
Final Thoughts
For many in the crypto community, it brings back a sense of wonder, a reminder that the Bitcoin network is still a place where anyone, anywhere, can take part and, sometimes, win big. Whether this sparks a new wave of home miners remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: This miner will never forget the day their little machine made history.
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