The Comeback of Hopium
Ah, the sweet scent of hopium is wafting once more in the air of solo Bitcoin mining! On a delightful Tuesday morning, another daring individual cracked open a beer—no, just kidding, they cracked open the Bitcoin block and secured a whopping $240,000 reward, or 6.25 BTC. The odds? Less than 20%. You heard it right! Talk about luck being a lady!
CKPool’s Winning Streak
Breaking into a victory dance, Con Kolivas, the sorcerer behind CKPool—who thankfully opted for a two-letter acronym instead of the full name that could rival a law firm—celebrated this recent victory on social media. In fact, this is the fourth time CKPool has seen a solo miner hit that sweet pot since January 11. It’s as if the pool is giving away candy, and who wouldn’t want in on that?
“Whale” Status & What It Means
The miner who achieved this feat boasts a hash rate of 1.14 petahashes per second (PH/s), landing them the prestigious title of “whale” miner. Now, I’m not saying they’re swimming in riches, but they might as well be making some splashes in the BTC ocean. In a world where miners like the U.S.-based Foundry are dominating the battlefield with a staggering 33,803 PH/s, our solo miner certainly makes for a David versus Goliath story.
Mining Madness: The Flashy Returns of Underdogs
While some bitcoiners might be clutching their pearls at the thought of solo mining, one Twitter user quickly pointed out the reality: 1.14 PH/s is impressive but still pales compared to a full room of S19 Antminer rigs. Now that’s a party I’d love to crash. Just don’t forget to bring your power supply!
CKPool’s Not-So-Solo Success
CKPool hasn’t just been lucky as a cat with nine lives. Just a few weeks back, a miner with a minuscule hash rate of 126 terahashes per second (TH/s)—think one lone dusty S19 machine—managed to solve a valid block. The luck didn’t stop there; just two weeks later, yet another underdog with a mere 86 TH/s joined the elite club of block-solvers. If this isn’t the case of the tortoise beating the hare, I don’t know what is.
The Bigger Picture
Throughout its illustrious history, CKPool has seen 264 blocks, roughly 0.037% of the entire 721,240 blocks, fall into the hands of solo miners. The odds might seem like they belong in a casino rather than a blockchain, but nevertheless, the solo miners remind us that when the odds are against you, sometimes you just have to keep dancing in the rain. Who’s up for a little mining adventure?
