Solo Bitcoin Miner hits the odds of mining an entire block

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Recently solo minors score He solved only block 907,283 and got a big win by earning a reward of $373,000 on a single shot.

Such achievements are truly spectacular considering the miners in question had to beat the incredible possibilities.

If you get hit by lightning, you’re more likely

The probability of mining a solo block in one day (1 ph/s) is about 1 in 4.26 million people.

For comparison, the chances of being hit by lightning are about 1 in 15,300 people in someone’s life.

So, in reality, you’re 278 times more likely to be hit by lightning than Solomine Bitcoin on a given day.

Approximately 900 coins are produced daily on the network. However, the Solo Minor only contributes to the total share of the Bitcoin hashrate, which currently stands at around 600 EH/s.

The aforementioned odds mean that you have to average over 4 million days to get a single block.

Solo mining is in the past

Solomining was the only mining mode for mining on Bitcoin’s earliest day, as the first mining pool hadn’t been released yet. Early Bitcoin adapters were able to produce coins on regular personal computers.

However, since then, the network has become significantly stronger. Solo mining was already extremely rare by 2013.

Currently, solo mining is only suitable for enthusiasts as it is very likely to make anything while paying for electricity and maintenance.

Over 99% of all blocks are mined with the help of a pool. Abnormal blocks generated by solo miners are extremely rare.

As Reported by U.TodayThe entire Bitcoin block was also solo mined in February.

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