Solo Bitcoin Miner Scores 3.128 BTC Block Reward Worth About $197K on February 25

A solo Bitcoin miner independently solved a full block on February 25, receiving a payout of 3.128 BTC valued at roughly $197,000. On-chain data shows that the reward combined the standard block subsidy with a smaller portion of transaction fees, underscoring how rare it is for an individual miner to compete with large pools. The event follows a similar solo mining windfall earlier in the month, highlighting Bitcoin’s probabilistic and permissionless mining design.