A Bitcoin miner known only as Solo CK accomplished what many in the mining community view as winning the digital lottery on June 5, 2025, at 4:48:18 a.m. UTC: successfully mining block 899,826. The miner received a total reward of 3.151 BTC, or roughly $330,386, at the time of the block, which was 1.66 MB in size, according to Onchain Lens. 

This includes roughly 0.026 BTC ($2,761) in transaction fees in addition to the standard 3.125 BTC block subsidy. The headline might suggest that anyone can replicate the success story, but the truth is quite different. A single miner has extremely little chance of solving a block on the Bitcoin network, especially since the network hashrate is currently over 600 EH/s. 

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To put it in perspective, your chances are extremely slim unless you are managing a mining farm that is stocked with top-tier ASIC rigs like Antminer S21 or WhatsMiner M60. When you mine a block alone, you are essentially using only your own hashpower to compete against every mining pool and farm on the planet. In terms of statistics, it is the same as purchasing one Powerball ticket and hoping to win.

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Although it is possible, no serious miner relies on it to generate steady revenue. Instead the majority of miners decide to join mining pools, which combine the processing power of thousands of miners. It is a more realistic and stable strategy because payouts are smaller but more regular and predictable. 

Because of their dependability and shared reward structure, pools such as F2Pool AntPool and ViaBTC are the most dominant on the network. Nevertheless, tales like Solo CKs give the decentralized nature of Bitcoin a distinct flavor. They point out that although it is uncommon, there are still opportunities for individual participation — just do not stake your electricity bill on it.

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