A solo miner rented about 1 PH/s of hash rate for 119 000 satoshis (~$75) and mined block #938092.

Block reward and payout

The mined block produced 3.125 BTC, which was worth more than $200,000 at the time of discovery according to on‑chain records.

Mining activity was routed through CKPool, which handled the block broadcast and subsequent reward distribution to the miner.

Context and technical notes

The miner paid 119 000 satoshis for temporary hashing capacity, equivalent to roughly $75 at the stated exchange rate when the rent occurred.

For reference, one satoshi equals 0.00000001 BTC, and 1 PH/s denotes one petahash per second of hashing power.

Trend among solo miners

Over the past year, solo miners have independently found a total of 21 blocks, reflecting occasional successes despite dominant pooled operations and industrial mining setups.

The recent case highlights how short‑term access to rented hash power can occasionally yield outsized returns relative to the rental cost.