Bitcoin’s Lottery Jackpot: Solo Home Miner Wins $200,000 With a $150 Mining Device

Bitaxe machine mining bitcoin.A hobbyist running a single Bitaxe device just won Bitcoin’s biggest lottery. On July 9, 2026, at approximately 03:30 UTC, a solo miner using a palm-sized Bitaxe device mined block 957382 through Public Pool, claiming the full 3.1382 BTC block reward. That includes the 3.125 BTC subsidy plus roughly 0.0132 BTC in transaction fees, worth […]