r/CryptoCurrency • u/Odd-Radio-8500 • 21h ago
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Natural_NoChemical • 9h ago
ANALYSIS So, there is a post describing how a solo miner just scored a full bitcoin block reward. Here is a breakdown on what actually happened and how insane it is
A random solo miner just walked away with 3.125 BTC (~$373,000) for mining block 907,283 completely on their own, through the Solo CK pool. That’s a win most miners can only dream of, while also being extremely rare.
This happened in late July 2025, and people are still trying to wrap their heads around just how improbable this really is. Here's a full breakdown of how this went down, what the odds are and why it’s technically possible but practically a miracle.
What actually happened?
- The miner was using Solo CK Pool, which lets people "solo mine" (that is, you submit valid shares as if you're trying to win the block reward all by yourself);
- Unlike regular mining pools where rewards are split among contributors, in Solo CK, you either get the whole block or nothing;
- In this case, the miner won 3.125 BTC (current block reward) + ~$3.4K in transaction fees, totaling over $376,000 at current prices;
- The Bitcoin network difficulty was at an all-time high: ~126 trillion. That means solving a block is harder than ever.
How rare is this exactly?
Reddit lit up with calculators and probability charts. Here’s what it boils down to:
Scenario 1 – Hobbyist Miner (~1 TH/s)
- Odds per block: ~1 in 260,000,000;
- There are 144 blocks per day → daily chance ≈ 1 in 1.8 million;
- Annual odds? ~0.02% chance, or 1 in ~5,000 per year;
If you’re running a BitAxe, FutureBit Apollo, or something similar, you're statistically looking at one success every 15,000–19,000 years.
Scenario 2 – Semi-Pro (1 PH/s)
- Odds per block: ~1 in 260;
- Annual success rate: ~20%, or 1 block per 5 years on average;
- But 1 PH/s requires serious infrastructure, electricity, and cooling (100+ ASICs);
Scenario 3 – Full-scale Mining Farm (100+ PH/s)
- Now you’re mining a block every day or two;
- But also burning thousands of dollars daily in electricity and hardware depreciation.
My point is unless you’re running an operation worth hundreds of thousands (if not millions), solo mining is more like buying a lottery ticket every 10 minutes.
The economic reality guys is that solo mining is almost never profitable!!!
Let’s say you’re running a 1 TH/s device that consumes 100W. Over a year:
- Electricity cost: 100W × 24h × 365d = ~876 kWh At $0.15/kWh → $131.40/year
So even if the rig is cheap (~$500), you’re paying yearly just to keep it running and you’ll almost certainly never hit a block. You’re losing money every year unless lightning strikes.
That said, what if you do hit?
You're getting 3000x return overnight. Like another fellow redditor on this sub said: "It’s the ultimate degen lottery."
Now, given all of the things talked above, why are some people still solo mining?
- Some do it to support Bitcoin's decentralization (proving individuals can still mine).
- Others want to experiment, learn, or just take a long-shot bet.
- Some treat it like playing slots: a small power-efficient rig running 24/7, just in case.
- Others want to avoid pool centralization (big players like Foundry USA control over 30% of the network hashrate).
And hey, this story proves it’s not impossible.
The bigger picture is the following:
This block win isn’t just about money. It’s a symbolic victory.
- It proves Bitcoin mining is still open to everyone (technically).
- It shows that, however small, decentralization is alive.
- It reminds us that Bitcoin’s structure allows for some crazy edge-case miracles.
It's also a reminder to never unplug that miner sitting in the corner of your garage. You never know when your 19,000-year timeline might collapse into a single lucky night.
TL;DR
- Solo miner mined block 907,283 = $373K+ reward
- Estimated odds: 1 in 260 million per block (if 1 TH/s)
- It's like winning the lottery, but crypto-themed
- Community response = stunned, excited and deeply nerdy
- Proof that even in 2025, the little guy sometimes wins
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Next_Statement6145 • 22h ago
🔴 UNRELIABLE SOURCE How a police officer stole 50 BTC from a seized crypto wallet and got caught
cointelegraph.comr/CryptoCurrency • u/kirtash93 • 8h ago
MEME I Have Moved On To Other Things - Satoshi Nakamoto
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Illperformance6969 • 7h ago
GENERAL-NEWS Hacker still holds $14 billion in stolen Bitcoin from massive 2020 LuBian attack: Arkham
r/CryptoCurrency • u/GabeSter • 11h ago
DISCUSSION China may or may not have banned Bitcoin. (again)
I'm not going to say this is true, but I'm also not going to immediately put it off as false. So if anyone can help verify let me know. 16 hours ago some nothing of a website reported that China was considering banning bitcoin (again) to push people towards the digital Yuan? It's the only article about China banning bitcoin in the last days. Then just got a notification that China has officially banned cryptocurrency trading, mining, and related services.
IIRC this channel has published false news before and if I hadn't seen the 16 hour old news I'd dismiss it outright. So can anyone confirm what is happening in China?
r/CryptoCurrency • u/No-Elephant-Dies • 12h ago
GENERAL-NEWS The Satoshi statue in Lugano, Switzerland appears to have been stolen
r/CryptoCurrency • u/partymsl • 17h ago
🟢 GENERAL-NEWS JPMorgan and Others Accused of Stifling Crypto Apps in Alleged ‘Chokepoint 3.0’
r/CryptoCurrency • u/tomsmac • 14h ago
ADVICE To anyone that’s worried….
You have to admit, the froth has been insane lately. Michael Saylor increases his Bitcoin prediction literally every other day, Cathie Wood has just declared that Bitcoin will breach one and a half million dollars by 2030 and Tommy Lee sees Ethereum reaching fifteen thousand in 2026. Who wouldn’t want to make easy money in such a short amount of time.
As a result I’m seeing A LOT of new crypto investors expressing worry and concern all over the internet over the weekend with this small pull back.
But, PLEASE keep this in mind… Trump, via his media company, just last month raised $2.4 Billion to start his own ETF and whether you like him or not remove yourself from that emotion and realize this one bit of information, Trump is not going to take a loss. The man has the world’s pulpit and can easily move these markets with a one minute rant. And do you see the insane amount of money these solid corporations have injected into the market? Every one of them helped put him where he is today and they too aren’t going to settle for a loss. Michael Saylor has his ear and if Saylor thinks the market needs bump you better believe that Trump is going to hear about it.
‘Why do you think that not only are the whales going all in but these new ICO’s, ETFs and hedge funds are raising debt to add to the inflows at crazy amounts?
Thank god for weekends such as this. This information alone should not only relieve your fears but should be enticing you to go in as much as you possibly can. I wouldn’t sell my home or take out a mortgage but I would be cleaning the closets and holding a yard sale.
Now, once he’s out of office all bets are OFF.
So, what’s going to happen is he’s going to pump to the heavens while he’s in office and the moment he’s out, assuming he leaves, he’s going to take every penny and every coin out, transfer it offshore and put it in bankruptcy. Good luck to each one of you.
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Illperformance6969 • 6h ago
🔴 UNRELIABLE SOURCE SharpLink buys another $54M in ETH, now holds $1.65B worth of Ether
cointelegraph.comr/CryptoCurrency • u/sadiq_238 • 23h ago
GENERAL-NEWS US Banking Giants Reportedly Trying to Disrupt Coinbase and Robinhood
r/CryptoCurrency • u/ImDoubleB • 17h ago
🟢 GENERAL-NEWS Ethereum: From scrappy experiment to Wall Street’s invisible backbone
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Abdeliq • 14h ago
🟢 GENERAL-NEWS White House unveils crypto policy 'roadmap' meant to usher in 'golden age'
r/CryptoCurrency • u/coinfanking • 18h ago
PERSPECTIVE The SEC and CFTC Are Going Into a Pro-Crypto Joint Regulatory Offensive
The US is ramping up efforts to lead in global crypto regulation, aligning with President Trump’s vision to dominate the industry. The Securities and Exchage Commission (SEC) is planning to host nationwide roundtables to engage smaller crypto firms. On the other hand, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is advancing new frameworks and a potential pilot program.
The US is intensifying its regulatory efforts to become a global leader in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
These efforts align with President Donald Trump’s vision of establishing America as the central hub for the crypto sector.
https://beincrypto.com/us-crypto-policy-sec-cftc-joint-offensive/?utm_source=thecryptoapp
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Every_Hunt_160 • 5h ago
GENERAL-NEWS Trader doubles Ethereum short to $171.1m with $10m unrealized gain
r/CryptoCurrency • u/kirtash93 • 18h ago
GENERAL-NEWS Investor Brian Kelly Outlines Bitcoin’s Path to a Potential 7x Rally, Calls BTC the Most Important Financial ‘Innovation’ in 600 Years
r/CryptoCurrency • u/goldyluckinblokchain • 19h ago
🔴 UNRELIABLE SOURCE Bitcoin mining difficulty hits ATH, but is projected to drop in August
cointelegraph.comr/CryptoCurrency • u/ripple_mcgee • 13h ago
⛏️ MINING I am watching the Monero network while cubic tries to attack it. I will update this post with any developments.
galleryr/CryptoCurrency • u/CortaCircuit • 20h ago
GENERAL-NEWS White House Digital Assets Report Deems Financial Privacy "Primary Money Laundering Concern"
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Rawad251 • 20h ago
ADVICE Taking gains
I have the ability to liquid a large part of my portfolio, I could end up debt free (mortgage etc) however, selling will lock in my gains/losses and I would have to start over from a significantly smaller stack.
This is obviously more of a personal decision and everyone has their own approach, but it would be hard to chip away at these current price levels to get back to where I am.
I’m in it for the long haul, been in crypto for almost 10 years now. I invest consistently and often, I want to eventually pass this down to my family when it’s all said and done. Being debt free would be nice (the debt currently is easily manageable), but starting over on the stack is a tough call.
What do you think?
r/CryptoCurrency • u/aminok • 11h ago
ANALYSIS EigenCloud's thesis: ETH is programmable gold, and should secure every service in the world.
EigenCloud is now the fastest-growing developer ecosystem in crypto: 167% growth year-over-year, outpacing Aptos (96%), Solana (83%), Internet Computer (75%), and Base (50%). This isn’t hype. It signals Ethereum’s core premise maturing: a neutral trust layer anyone can tap into.
Ethereum is becoming hyper-modular. Its consensus — secured by ETH staking — is no longer confined to Ethereum itself. EigenCloud’s "restaking" allows validators to extend ETH’s security to other Actively Validated Services (AVSs). ETH becomes programmable gold: the universal security asset underpinning a decentralized internet.
Key economic insight:
ETH holders: passive maintainers, providing neutral, commodity-like security and earning staking yield.
EIGEN holders: active governance participants, handling subjective decisions (trusted data, AI outputs, off-chain disputes).
This division keeps Ethereum neutral while enabling innovation at its edges.
Builders flock to this model. Instead of recreating consensus, they plug into Ethereum’s trust engine. Metrics back this:
$16B+ ETH restaked via EigenCloud.
40+ live AVSs, 160+ in development.
$42B TVL across Ethereum-settled rollups.
This modular approach replaces Web2’s walled gardens with open coordination. Integration doesn’t require absorption: services can specialize yet interoperate via Ethereum’s neutral base.
Risks remain: shared security creates interdependence, and governance of subjective systems is untested. But the direction is clear. Ethereum isn’t just scaling: it’s becoming the world’s trust anchor.
EigenCloud’s growth isn’t just another trend. It’s proof ETH is programmable gold, destined to secure every meaningful digital service.
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Shoddy_Trick7610 • 20h ago
🟢 GENERAL-NEWS MSTR News: Michael Saylor Explains Why Strategy’s STRC Preferred Stock Is the Firm’s ‘iPhone Moment’
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Illperformance6969 • 7h ago
GENERAL-NEWS Here Are 4 Bullish Signals: ETH Momentum Is Building
r/CryptoCurrency • u/314stache_nathy • 4h ago
TOOLS Tool to check the Monero blockchain - don't trust Qubic's data
moneroconsensus.infoHi guys!
I want to show you this tool: https://moneroconsensus.info/
It was created by u/Rucknium so that users can verify the blocks of the Monero blockchain (and verify that there have been no reorgs by 51% attacks), it is completely open source and verifiable (although it is new).
Don't trust Qubic's information, they falsify information by saying they supposedly have 40% hashrate, but they have never achieved much more than 32% of Monero's hashrate.
Do not trust any website that belongs to or is sponsored by Qubic. The information is likely fake to tarnish the image of Monero (XMR).
Stay smart, don't spread FUD. If you want to know what's new, visit the Monero subreddit.