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Solo bitcoin miner makes $200,000 using $150 equipment

A solo Bitcoin miner using a low-power Bitaxe device recently mined block 957,382, earning 3.1382 BTC worth about $200,000 with equipment costing between $60 and $150. The Bitaxe, an open-source ASIC miner delivering around 1 to 1.3 terahashes per second with low power consumption, was run for just eight hours on Public Pool. This event marks the second time a single Bitaxe has successfully solo-mined a block. Solo mining activity has increased, with 24 blocks mined in the past year, a 41% rise compared to the prior year, even as the broader Bitcoin mining industry faces challenges and reduced profitability.