Two Solo Bitcoin Miners Won $476,000 in Under 7 Hours

Two independent Bitcoin miners each won more than $230,000 on November 7, finding blocks 974,893 and 974,930 less than seven hours apart through CKPool's solo service — a combined payout of about $476,000 against industrial-scale competition.

What happened

The Bitcoin blockchain confirmed both wins on November 7. The first miner found block 974,893, which contained 3,955 transactions. With the standard 3.125 BTC block subsidy plus about 0.0085 BTC in transaction fees, the reward came to roughly 3.1335 BTC, worth more than $237,000 at the time. A second, separate miner found block 974,930 about 6 hours and 50 minutes later. That block contained 1,964 transactions and paid about 3.1427 BTC including roughly 0.0177 BTC in fees, worth around $239,000.

Both miners used Solo CKPool. That matters because of how the money is split — or, in this case, not split. In a traditional mining pool, a block reward is divided among thousands of participants according to their contribution. In solo mining through CKPool, the miner who finds the block keeps nearly the entire reward, minus the service fee, instead of sharing it.

Why it is blowing up

The story is spreading because it cuts against the dominant picture of Bitcoin mining in 2026: vast warehouses, industrial power contracts and companies that treat mining as a balance-sheet business. Against that backdrop, two independent operators landing full block rewards on the same day, hours apart, reads like a lottery result — and in one important sense, it is.

Mining is a race repeated roughly every ten minutes. Machines compete to solve a puzzle, and the winner adds the next block and collects the reward. A small setup running two or three powerful machines might have roughly a 1-in-40 chance of finding a block over an entire year, according to estimates cited in coverage. Most solo miners find nothing for long stretches. That rarity — plus the fact that both wins are verifiable on the blockchain — is why the story travelled so fast.

Key facts

When: November 7, 2026, with the two blocks found less than seven hours apart.

What they won: More than $230,000 each — about $237,000 for block 974,893 and about $239,000 for block 974,930, for a combined total near $476,000 before any service fee.

How: Both used CKPool's solo mining service, which lets individual miners compete for the full block reward rather than sharing a pool payout.

The wider pattern: Data from Soloblocks.io, reported by Bitcoin.com News, shows independent miners found 36 blocks between February 11 and November 7, 2026, earning about 113.149 BTC in total — roughly $8.5 million. Individual rewards in that set ranged from about 3.13 to 3.2 BTC, or roughly $236,000 to $242,000 each.

The price backdrop: Bitcoin was trading around $75,800 to $75,900 on Sunday, little changed on the day, after a difficult week for crypto and technology stocks. That price is what turned a 3.13 BTC reward into a six-figure headline.

The catch nobody should skip

A solo win is a headline precisely because it is unusual. Hardware costs thousands of dollars upfront and has to run continuously. Coverage notes that a multi-machine setup can generate $400 to $1,100 a month in electricity bills, while paying out nothing until — and unless — a block is found. The 36 solo blocks found in 2026 show independent miners can still win. They do not show solo mining is reliable income: it is paying running costs for a small chance at a large, uncertain prize, while professional operations keep scaling up.

What is next

Watch whether the pace continues. October produced eight documented solo discoveries and November had already produced seven by November 7. Each new win will be checked the same way these two were: by block height, on the public blockchain, with the reward visible for anyone to verify.

This report is news coverage of confirmed blockchain events, not financial advice.

Sources

BeInCrypto — Two Solo Bitcoin Miners Beat Million-to-One Odds to Win $230,000
HokaNews — Two Bitcoin Solo Miners Earn $476,000 After Independently Mining Blocks Within Seven Hours
KuCoin / Bitcoin.com News — In 2026, solo Bitcoin miners mined 36 blocks worth $8.5M
The Currency Analytics — Two Solo Miners Earn $230,000 Each in Bitcoin Blocks

FAQ

How much did the two solo Bitcoin miners win?

Each won more than $230,000 — about $237,000 and about $239,000 — for a combined total of roughly $476,000 from blocks 974,893 and 974,930 on November 7.

What is solo mining through CKPool?

It is a service that lets an individual miner compete for a full Bitcoin block reward alone. If that miner finds a block, they keep nearly the whole reward instead of sharing a pool payout.

How rare is a solo Bitcoin block win?

Very rare for a small setup. Estimates cited in coverage put a two- or three-machine operation at roughly a 1-in-40 chance of finding a block over a full year.

How many solo blocks have been found in 2026?

Soloblocks.io data reported by Bitcoin.com News counts 36 solo blocks between February 11 and November 7, 2026, worth about 113.149 BTC, or roughly $8.5 million in total.