Solo Miner Wins $244K Block Reward After 40-Day Drought

A solo miner operating through the Braiins Solo service found block 966351 and collected the entire block subsidy and fees, worth roughly $244,920. This marks the first solo block in nearly 40 days, the previous solo win occurring on August 2 at block 960804.

Mining Landscape in 2026

Large mining pools such as Foundry, Antpool, F2Pool, ViaBTC and Spiderpool dominate the network, together controlling about 78.31 % of the total hash rate. The remaining hash rate is split among smaller pools and solo miners.

How Solo Mining Works

Solo miners either run their own full node and construct block templates themselves, or they use a solo‑mining service that handles the technical infrastructure while the miner supplies the hash power. In both cases the miner receives the full block reward if a block is found.

Recent Solo Block Wins

• Block 966351 – 3.147 BTC (≈ $244,920) found via Braiins Solo.
• Block 960804 – 3.1569 BTC found via Solo CKPool on August 2.

Implications

While the odds of finding a solo block are low due to the concentration of hash power in a few large pools, occasional wins demonstrate that solo mining can still yield full block rewards.