Two People Hit the Jackpot with Bitcoin Today: They Found a Block Through Solo Mining—Here’s How Much They Won

Today, two solo miners on the Bitcoin network reached the grand reward by finding blocks approximately seven hours apart. The total reward, including transaction fees, for the two blocks found via solo CKPool was approximately 6,276 $BTC, which is equivalent to about $476,000.

Bitcoin developer Mononaut shared the development from his X account. Mempool records also confirm that both blocks were generated by Solo CK.

The first miner found block number 974,893 on the Bitcoin network at 07:51 Turkish time. This block, containing a total of 3,955 transactions, added approximately 0.0085 $BTC in transaction fees to the base reward of 3.125 $BTC. This increased the total block reward to approximately 3.1335 $BTC, or over $237,000.

The second achievement came 6 hours and 50 minutes later. Block number 974,930, located at 14:41 Turkish time, contained 1,964 transactions. Approximately 0.0177 $BTC in transaction fees were collected in this block, and together with the base reward, the total amount reached approximately 3.1427 $BTC. This amount is equivalent to approximately $239,000.

In solo mining, unlike traditional pools, the reward for each block found is not shared among all participants. The miner who finds the block keeps the majority of the reward after the service interruption. Solo CKPool charges a 2% fee for the infrastructure it provides.

Therefore, the total of approximately $476,000 represents the reward for the two blocks prior to the service disruption.

*This is not investment advice.