CKPool Miner Earns $200K with Block 960804 Reward

A solo Bitcoin miner has earned $200K from block height 960804's reward on August 2, 2026. The miner used CKPool and claimed the full block reward of about 3.1569 BTC. This is not an isolated incident as CKPool has facilitated 317 such wins.

The win marked a significant milestone for solo mining, with the miner's computing power peaking at 100 PH (petahash per second). This level of computing power allowed the miner to find a block roughly once every 64 days if the hashrate held steady.

Bitcoin's next difficulty adjustment is expected in mid-August 2026 after recent hashrate shifts. The payout went to a bitcoin address tied to CKPool, which takes a small cut of any block its solo users find.