Million-to-One Shot? Nah, This Miner Just Won $265K with a Toaster! 🍞💸

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What to know (if you’re into cosmic-level luck):

Oh, you know, just another day in crypto paradise where a guy with a toaster wins the lottery. 🎉 A lone miner with 6 terahashes per second – which, in Bitcoin terms, is like bringing a spoon to a gunfight 🤫 – somehow mined a full block worth $265K.

The odds? A whopping 1 in 180 million. Fun fact: You’ve got better chances of getting struck by lightning while winning the Powerball. 🌩️🎰

Bitcoin’s network is so massive now, this miner’s hashpower is basically a rounding error. But hey, sometimes the universe throws you a bone! 🦴

Let’s unpack this: Our hero ran a single ancient ASIC – the kind of tech that’s like finding a floppy disk in 2024 🗑️ – and still beat the digital lottery. Con Kolivas, the wizard behind Solo CK, confirmed the win with all the excitement of a man who’s seen it all (but still can’t believe it).

Loading… (Same as the miner’s life expectancy in the crypto world: uncertain yet glorious 🕯️)

This miner controls 0.0000007% of Bitcoin’s hashrate. That’s not just a needle in a haystack – that’s a needle in a haystack the size of Texas. 🤠

CKpool’s 2% fee? A small price to pay for keeping the entire block reward. And yes, this is only the 308th solo block ever mined. No biggie.

For context: In 2022, a miner with 126 TH/s hit a 1-in-1.3 million jackpot. Cute. This? This is playing Monopoly with real money. 🎲💸

Solo mining’s basically extinct now. Bitcoin’s security is tighter than my post-breakup Instagram privacy settings. 🔒 But hey, miracles happen. Just don’t quit your day job. 🙃

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2025-11-22 22:14