{"id":90234,"date":"2025-10-24T10:06:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=90234"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:11:30","slug":"solo-miner-strikes-bitcoin-block-earns-347455","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/solo-miner-strikes-bitcoin-block-earns-347455\/","title":{"rendered":"Solo Miner Strikes Bitcoin Block, Earns $347,455"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A solo miner has successfully mined block #920,440 on the Bitcoin network, earning a reward of 3.141 BTC ($347,455), according to infrastructure company Umbrel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MASSIVE congrats to another legend who beat the odds and solo-mined a block with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Public_Pool_BTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Public_Pool_BTC<\/a> on their Umbrel and took home 3.141 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>No middlemen. No third-parties. <\/p>\n<p>Just pure self-sovereignty in action. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XbKTTDPyxa\">pic.twitter.com\/XbKTTDPyxa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Umbrel \u2602\ufe0f (@umbrel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umbrel\/status\/1981450980765143087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/mempool.space\/block\/0000000000000000000022b7f4d4475c72653a898672c121715af5c62c5f21da\">mempool.space<\/a>, the block contained 2,181 transactions, earning the miner an additional 0.016 BTC ($1,787) in fees. The operation was conducted via an Umbrel server connected to a Public Pool device. No further details on the equipment and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-hashrate-and-mining-difficulty-in-cryptocurrencies\">hash rate<\/a> are available.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On September 7, a solo miner <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/solo-miner-earns-347980-from-bitcoin-block\">mined<\/a> block #913,593 on the Bitcoin blockchain, earning 3.13 BTC ($347,980).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the difficulty of mining digital gold <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-reaches-record-150-8t\">reached<\/a> a record 150.8 T. Following a recalculation on October 16, the figure adjusted to 146.72 T. The current forecast for the metric predicts a 6.8% increase to 156.79 T.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-59e70c8f3188eedf-7682157934110860-1024x475.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-268138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-59e70c8f3188eedf-7682157934110860-1024x475.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-59e70c8f3188eedf-7682157934110860-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-59e70c8f3188eedf-7682157934110860-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-59e70c8f3188eedf-7682157934110860-1536x712.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-59e70c8f3188eedf-7682157934110860.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/explorer.cloverpool.com\/ru\/btc\/insights-difficulty\">CloverPool<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Miners&#8217; Stocks Decouple from Bitcoin<\/h2>\n<p>Analysts at JPMorgan have noted a disappearance of the correlation between the stocks of public mining companies and the price of Bitcoin, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/375957\/jpmorgan-bitcoin-miners-decoupling-bitcoin-price-pivot-ai?utm_source=telegram1&#038;utm_medium=social\">The Block<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since July, the capitalization of these firms has risen despite <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/analyst-predicts-bitcoin-correction-amid-rising-open-interest\">Bitcoin&#8217;s sideways movement<\/a>. Experts suggest this indicates a business revaluation due to a shift towards artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a731616a10987ddd-7682178506267537-1024x764.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-268139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a731616a10987ddd-7682178506267537-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a731616a10987ddd-7682178506267537-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a731616a10987ddd-7682178506267537-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a731616a10987ddd-7682178506267537.png 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ratio of mining companies&#8217; capitalization to Bitcoin price. Source: The Block.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Previously, miners&#8217; stocks followed the price of digital gold. Before the advent of spot <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-etf\">ETFs<\/a>, they were often seen as a means to gain exposure to the asset.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-miners-debt-surges-500-amid-hashrate-competition\">reorientation<\/a> of mining companies towards AI, stock markets have begun to reassess them based on the technology&#8217;s potential, JPMorgan suggested.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The shift to another sector is linked to declining profitability following the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-bitcoin-halving\">halving<\/a> in April 2024. Analysts estimate the current average cost of mining one Bitcoin at $92,000, predicting an increase to $180,000 by the next block reward reduction in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the leading cryptocurrency is trading around $111,400.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-ea9ffa9c61d7f065-7682195672366895-1024x602.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-268140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-ea9ffa9c61d7f065-7682195672366895-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-ea9ffa9c61d7f065-7682195672366895-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-ea9ffa9c61d7f065-7682195672366895-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-ea9ffa9c61d7f065-7682195672366895-1536x903.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-ea9ffa9c61d7f065-7682195672366895.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly BTC\/USDT chart on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Experts believe that rising costs for energy and equipment, as well as the renewal of energy contracts, will keep production expenses high.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a slowdown in network hash rate is expected amid a resource shift to AI computations. This trend favors large miners capable of engaging in both sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Smaller companies are exploring alternative sources, including the creation of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/number-of-bitcoin-treasuries-rises-by-40-in-three-months\">crypto treasuries<\/a>, specialists concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In September, the profitability of mining the leading cryptocurrency <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-mining-profitability-declines-by-7\">dropped<\/a> by more than 7%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A solo miner mined block #920,440 on the Bitcoin network, earning 3.141 BTC ($347,455).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Miner earned an additional 0.016 BTC ($1,787) in fees.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,1137,229],"class_list":["post-90234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-cryptocurrency-mining","tag-jpmorgan"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"227","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Miner earned an additional 0.016 BTC ($1,787) in fees.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90234"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90236,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90234\/revisions\/90236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}