Bitcoin Miner Defies 1-in-28,000 Odds to Claim $210,000 Reward
On Thursday, a solo bitcoin miner, operating at approximately 230 terahashes per second, successfully validated block 943,411, earning a reward of 3.139 BTC, valued at around $210,000. Notably, this miner's share of the total network hashrate is minimal, almost negligible. The miner was connected to solo.ckpool.org, an anonymous solo mining pool that has been in operation since 2014 and charges a…