Underdog Bitcoin Miner Bags $210,000 BTC In Stunning Block Discovery
A 33-day dry spell for solo Bitcoin Before that, a setup running at just 6 TH/s — far smaller than the latest winner — pulled in around $265,000. A 200 TH/s rig scored approximately $350,000 back in September. Even rented computing power produced results: in late February, a miner reportedly spent about $75 on cloud hashrate and came away with close to $200,000 in rewards. Each of those wins carried odds steep enough to discourage most rational participants. And yet they kept happening.Related Reading
Big Miners Head In A Different Direction
While independent operators occasionally pocket life-changing sums, large mining companies have been moving away from holding Bitcoin.
Riot Platforms sold 3,778 BTC in the first quarter of 2026, generating roughly $289 million, while still holding 15,680 BTC at quarter’s end.
MARA Holdings moved even faster, selling more than 15,000 BTC between early and late March to raise approximately $1.1 billion, using the proceeds to handle debt-related obligations.
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