A solo Bitcoin miner successfully mined block number 927,474 and received 3.133 Bitcoins, worth approximately 284,000 US dollars at current prices.
Bitcoin mining refers to the process in which individuals compete to solve a highly complex mathematical puzzle; with the aim of confirming a group of transactions known as a "block." Bitcoin itself serves as a ledger recording all these transactions.
Individual miners rarely succeed in mining blocks due to intense competition from large mining pools with massive hashing power. Contrary to expectations, a single miner validated the block and received the full reward.
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