18-8-2025 – A solo Bitcoin miner successfully mined block 910,440 on Sunday, earning 3.137 BTC valued at approximately $371,000, including a 3.125 BTC block reward and $1,455 in transaction fees from 4,913 transactions, as reported by Cointelegraph. The miner used the Solo CK pool, a platform tailored for individual miners, marking a rare victory against the dominance of industrial mining operations.
This achievement highlights the persistence of solo miners despite Bitcoin’s network difficulty reaching 129 trillion, near record levels, according to CryptoQuant. The feat, supported by efficient hardware as noted by ASICKey CTO Samuel Li, follows similar successes earlier this year, including a $350,000 reward on July 4 and a $373,000 payout on July 27.
However, Li emphasized that solo mining remains a “lottery” with odds as low as 1 in 650,000 per 10-minute block for a one PH/s setup, underscoring the reliance on powerful equipment and luck. The rising network difficulty, exacerbated by the recent Bitcoin halving reducing block subsidies, has pressured large mining firms, prompting some to diversify into AI and high-performance computing.
