A hobbyist running a single Bitaxe device just won Bitcoin’s biggest lottery.
Key Takeaways
A solo home miner claimed the full 3.1382 BTC reward from block #957382 via Public Pool on July 9, 2026.Bitaxe ran at 995.2 GH/s for eight hours before beating roughly 900 EH/s of network hashrate.Win adds to solo block wins tracked by Soloblocks.io and D-Central.tech since block 853,742 in 2024.The device ran at an average of 995.2 GH/s, close to its rated 1 TH/s, for about eight hours before submitting the winning share. That share carried a difficulty of 294.14 trillion, more than double the network target, which is what confirmed the block solve. Because the miner was the only worker on the address, the entire reward went to one person, with no pool fee taken.
The Odds Behind the WinThe win spread quickly on X under tags including #Bitaxe and #SoloMining. One widely shared post read, “Never let anyone convince you that you can’t mine a block!!!”
Several sites that track solo block wins logged the event alongside prior Bitaxe victories.
What This Means for Home MinersFor the operator behind block 957,382, a $150 piece of hardware and a $1 to $2 monthly electricity bill turned into a life-changing payout in under a day.
