Solo Miner Bags $200K Block Reward Jackpot with CKPool

A solo Bitcoin miner using CKPool has defied the odds and landed a $200,000 block reward jackpot.

The win occurred on August 2, 2026, at 02:11 UTC, when the miner solved block height 960804, earning the full block reward of about 3.1569 BTC, worth roughly $200,000 at the time.

This marks the 317th solo block found by CKPool, according to developer Con Kolivas.

The payout went to a Bitcoin address tied to CKPool, and it was facilitated using rental computing power, which made this win more reachable than pure hobbyist odds would suggest.