A Bitcoin miner recently earned approximately $180,000 by processing a single block. According to Mempool.space, block number 860749, mined on September 10, contained 5,935 transactions. The Solo CK mining pool was awarded 3,169 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at around $182,505. Data from Bitcoin transaction tracker YCharts shows that the miner used a hash rate of 629 petahashes to solve the block, which represents just 0.098% of the total power securing the blockchain, which operates at 644.91 exahashes per second (EH/s).
This high hash rate requires more processing power, increasing energy costs, and extending verification and transaction times, making it more difficult for solo miners to successfully verify a block. Out of the 859,000 total blocks produced since Bitcoin's launch in 2009, a solo miner has only solved 290 blocks.
Large mining companies such as Bit Digital, Riot Blockchain, and Marathon Digital typically validate the majority of blocks due to their significant hash power. Last year, the Solo CK pool solved 14 blocks, earning 59.3 Bitcoin, currently valued at $3.4 million.
On August 30, another miner from the Solo CK pool processed a block, earning around $200,000. Similarly, on July 25, a solo miner from the Solo CK pool solved block number 853,742.
