Solo Bitcoin Miners Defy the Odds as Block Rewards Keep Coming

Solo miners have been defying the odds, successfully claiming full Bitcoin block rewards even as the network hashrate hovers near all-time highs.

As of this writing, the Bitcoin (BTC) network’s hashrate is hovering around 902 exahashes per second (EH/s), just below its all-time peak, according to Blockchain.com. The figure shows growing competition and higher difficulty, suggesting that single miners face steep odds to win a block.

However, last week, a solo miner defied these odds, securing block 907,283 via the Solo CK pool and earning the full…