While Bitcoin (BTC) mining is largely dominated by industrial companies operating high-cost facilities, an individual miner achieved a notable result using a low-powered Bitaxe device. The credit card-sized machine independently mined Bitcoin block 957,382, earning its operator a reward of 3.1382 BTC.
The miner, who was connected through Public Pool, reportedly found the block after operating the device for approximately eight hours. Although the machine delivers only around 1 terahash per second, significantly less than industrial mining equipment, it succeeded due to the probabilistic nature of Bitcoin mining. The compact ASIC device reportedly consumes between 15 and 21 watts of electricity.
Solo miners have reportedly discovered 12 blocks so far in 2026, while the total number of blocks mined by individuals over the past 12 months increased by 41% to 24. These miners earned a combined 75.44 BTC in rewards. Despite Bitcoin’s mining difficulty declining to 127.17 trillion, similar outcomes remain highly unlikely and are often compared to winning a digital lottery.
