A solo Bitcoin miner struck gold on the NiceHash platform by investing just $86 in rented hashpower and successfully mining block #928,351. The reward? A stunning 3.152 BTC, valued at around $271,000.
According to Mempool statistics, the block had an almost perfect health score of 99.96%, included 2,806 transactions, and generated 0.027 BTC (about $2,363) in transaction fees. Against all odds, this solo miner outperformed thousands of competitors in one of the most competitive mining ecosystems.
Beating the Odds in the Bitcoin Network
This lucky incident isn’t isolated. On December 12, another solo miner with the address 1Ng9~VoQz successfully mined block #927,474, earning 3.13 BTC worth about $288,383. That block included only 1,117 transactions and had significantly lower block weight.
Despite overwhelming odds, the miner operated with a hash rate of just 270 TH/s — merely 0.00002% of Bitcoin’s total network power. CKPool developer Con Kolivas confirmed this was the 310th time a solo miner had mined a block under these specific tracked conditions.
Unlike traditional mining pools, the solo miner did not share rewards with any other participants and instead received the full block reward (minus a 2% CKPool fee).
Even Lower Odds, Even Bigger Surprises
In November, another user mined block #924,569 with just 6 TH/s of hashpower. The odds? About 1 in 1.2 million per day. Kolivas described this miner as “incredibly lucky.”
In October, block #920,440 was mined through the Public Pool platform, awarding the solo miner 3.141 BTC.
Profitability Declines Despite Rising Network Power
While a handful of lucky miners strike it rich, Bitcoin mining profitability continues to drop. According to JPMorgan, November marked the fourth consecutive month of decline in gross mining profit. Analysts Reginald Smith and Charles Pearce reported a 26% year-over-year drop in daily block rewards.
Bitcoin’s global hash rate (30-day moving average) is now around 1.1 ZH/s, nearing the 1.15 ZH/s record from mid-October, according to Glassnode.
🔹 On November 21, the hash price hit its lowest point this year — just $34 per PH/s per day, coinciding with Bitcoin’s dip to $83,000. Even after BTC rebounded above $90,000, profitability remained capped at around $40 per PH/s per day.
Bitcoin Miners’ Stocks Under Pressure
Publicly traded mining companies are also feeling the squeeze. The combined market cap of 14 U.S.-listed miners tracked by JPMorgan dropped 16% year-over-year to $59 billion.
However, Cypher Mining (CIFR) outperformed the group with a 9% gain, thanks to its acquisition of Fluidstack. On the other hand, Bitdeer (BTDR) saw a 40% decline in performance.
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