A solo Bitcoin miner successfully processed a block on the network on Thursday, defying the dominance of large mining pools.
The miner solved block 932,373 and earned a total reward of 3.157 Bitcoin, including transaction fees.
The miner was listed as “unknown” on blockchain data tracker Mempool, indicating the operation was not part of a major pool.
Solo or anonymous miners typically operate independently rather than contributing computing power to shared mining pools.
Despite being labelled unknown, the miner may still have used a substantial and costly mining setup.
Large-scale mining operations usually dominate the network, operating warehouses filled with specialised computing equipment.
Independent miners occasionally outperform corporate rivals, with recent solo wins drawing attention across social media.
Bitcoin mining rewards currently consist of a fixed 3.125 Bitcoin per block, plus transaction fees.
Falling Bitcoin prices have pressured mining profitability, pushing some firms to redirect resources towards artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
At the time of reporting, Bitcoin price was $95,673.94.