Bitcoin Miner completes block alone and earns R$ 1.4 million in BTC

Source: PortaldoBitcoin Original Title: Bitcoin miner completes block alone and earns R$ 1.4 million in BTC Original Link: A single miner earned about 3.15 Bitcoin by mining block 924,569 of the network on Friday, securing the equivalent of $266,000 (around R$ 1.44 million) in cryptocurrency, despite the slim chances.

The individual, whom observers believe used a machine designed for amateurs, had less than a 1 in 100,000 chance per day of winning the reward. The miner ultimately received 3,146 BTC, including the reward of 3,125 BTC plus the fees.

Some companies use enormous amounts of computational resources to mine Bitcoin, but the individual who made money on Friday was using a machine with a hash rate of about 1.2 terahash per second (TH/s), similar to a Bitaxe Gamma — a compact machine for enthusiasts that costs around $100 or less.

SOLO BLOCK FOUND

A home miner with only ~6.73TH/s of total hashrate just mined a block for 3.146 BTC totaling $264,558.

— November 21, 2025

In April, when a solo miner mined a block using a 1.2 TH/s machine, it was estimated that such a machine would have a 0.00068390% chance per day of mining a block.

Unless a solo miner comes forward to identify himself, it is practically impossible to know which machine he used.

Most Bitcoin mining entities use what are called pools, where their computational resources are combined with those of others, but only the miners take the initiative.

“Another block for the plebs,” said an account on X. “Stop telling yourself that it can't be yours, this is living proof that you can.”

This year, there has been an increase in the number of solo miners who have beaten the odds, but experts still compare the individual process of Bitcoin mining to playing the lottery.

Some platform was responsible for several individually mined blocks this year, a winner was crowned only 13 times, which means that profitable moments occur a little over once a month.

Bitcoin miners compete using machines that constantly process complex calculations in a race to find a “nonce,” also known as a “number used once.” As part of Bitcoin's proof of work consensus mechanism, payments are made in the form of newly created Bitcoins.

Some people are motivated by the prospect of a financial return, but by contributing to the security of the network, Bitcoin advocates claim that only miners also improve the overall decentralization of the network.