Two Solo Bitcoin Miners Defy Long Odds to Win Consecutive Block Rewards

Two solo Bitcoin miners successfully solved blocks 973262 and 973413 on consecutive days, securing full block rewards valued between $253,000 and $255,000 each. On October 26, 2026, the first miner solved block 973262 using a FutureBit Apollo Solo rig, collecting roughly 3.154 BTC. The following day, a miner on CKPool Solo operating at just 16.2 terahashes per second found block 973413 for about 3.14 BTC. Against an aggregate network hashrate near 1,070 exahashes per second, the second miner faced a 0.0002% daily probability. The events had no material impact on Bitcoin prices.