A solo miner who mined block 888,737 Bitcoin last week and received a reward of $266,000 in Bitcoin has shared his story with Bitcoin mining hardware developer FutureBit, whose Apollo devices helped him achieve this significant feat.
The anonymous miner, who earned more than 3.15 BTC last week, or about $266,000 after taking into account fixed rewards and transaction fees, did so using a home rig consisting of three FutureBit Apollo miners and one Bitmain SK19pro, according to a shared email published by X.
“I typically run the Apollo miners at maximum efficiency,” the email states. “In the colder months, I run the SK19Pro at 60TH during the day and 100 at night,” he added, noting that, aside from some scheduled tasks that temporarily halt hashing during peak power hours, “everything else is at default.”
This configuration was enough to generate the maximum reward for a solo miner. It is also a surprising success considering that the field is dominated by large public companies and mining pools.
“I scrolled through the Apollo page on my phone while I was still in bed,” the miner wrote. “I looked at the SOLO Mining user dashboard. What happened next stopped me in my tracks.”
Moments later, upon launching the BlueWallet app on his iPhone, the miner confirmed his suspicions that he had successfully “found a block.”
Block 888737 – Brief History
Our amazing anonymous customer who made the final flight on the Apollo Solo Block contacted our team and allowed us to share his epic story with the world!
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— FutureBit (@FutureBit) March 26, 2025
“We found a block! We found a block!” I screamed, my voice echoing throughout the house, the anonymous miner wrote. “I jumped out of bed and ran to the computer… there, in bold letters, were the words: block accepted. A smile spread across my face – victory was mine, and it was incredible.”
Despite many individual successes in recent months, the energy-intensive nature of mining typically means that industrial rigs or mining pools receive the bulk of the block rewards—the new supply of Bitcoin that is created as a reward for those who validate and confirm the network.
FutureBit offers a variety of mining products on its website for those looking to purchase a home mining rig. Its most affordable product starts at $376 after discounts, while other miners can cost up to $2,100.
The company did not immediately respond to Decrypt's request for comment.
Edited by Andrew Hayward
Source: cryptonews.net
