Solo Bitcoin Miners Keep Pocketing Full Block Rewards in 2026

Solo bitcoin miners running desktop-sized hardware are still finding full blocks in 2026, and the data from several active solo mining pools makes clear this is no longer a fluke. The numbers are stubborn enough that even skeptics have stopped clearing their throats.

Key Takeaways:

• CKPool Solo has facilitated at least 40 verified bitcoin block wins since mid-2023, including three in early 2026.
• Public Pool on Umbrel confirmed seven solo bitcoin block wins, with the most recent at block height 948146 on May 6, 2026.
• Futurebit Apollo miners logged three solo block wins since October 2024, each paying out 3.125 $BTC plus fees.

A Recent Solo Win Puts the Spotlight Back on Home Mining A solo miner hit a bitcoin block recently, collecting the full 3.125 $BTC subsidy plus transaction fees, a total payout that regularly lands between $200,000 and $300,000 at current prices. The winner kept every satoshi. No pool split. No proportional share. No passive-aggressive Discord message from a pool operator. Just a direct payout to their own bitcoin address. That outcome is the entire appeal of solo mining, and it is happening with devices small enough to sit on a desk, quietly judging your electricity bill.

The Pools Making It Possible Several services act as Stratum proxies that let small miners participate in solo block attempts without running a full Bitcoin node around the clock. Block data pulled from each pool's Coinbase tags on mempool.space shows verified wins across a handful of services. CKPool Solo (solo.ckpool.org) has the longest track record and the most documented wins. Block data shows at least 40 solo blocks found through CKPool going back to mid-2023, with recent finds at heights 951408 (May 28, 2026), 944306 (April 9, 2026), and 943411 (April 2, 2026). The pool charges a 2% fee on block rewards and requires no node from the miner. Regional Stratum endpoints serve Europe, Singapore, and Australia alongside the main server.

Public Pool (public-pool.io) carries zero fees and is fully open-source, with miners frequently running it through Umbrel home nodes. The Coinbase tag data shows 7 blocks confirmed through Public Pool on Umbrel, with the most recent at height 948146 on May 6, 2026, and earlier finds at heights 947073, 943466, 937218, 928985, 920440, and 888989 dating back to March 2025.

Braiins Solo (solo.stratum.braiins.com) has logged 3 confirmed solo blocks: height 951771 (May 30, 2026), 947128 (April 29, 2026), and 938092 (February 24, 2026). Braiins is the longest-operating Bitcoin pool operator and the team behind Braiins OS, giving this option institutional credibility with a straightforward setup that does not require a degree in bash scripting.

Parasite Pool (parasite.space), a hybrid "plebs eat first" service launched around 2025, has found 2 blocks: height 945601 (April 18, 2026) and 938713 (February 28, 2026). Coinbase tags confirm the pool identity. Unlike true solo pools, Parasite distributes some regular payouts to contributing miners, making it a middle ground between pure lottery and steady accumulation, for those who cannot emotionally handle pure lottery.

Futurebit Solo, tied to the Apollo hardware line, shows 3 confirmed blocks in Coinbase tag data: height 888737 (March 21, 2025), 867760 (October 28, 2024), and a third attributed to the 256 Foundation at height 881423 (January 29, 2025). These blocks carry tags identifying the Apollo hardware and the Solo FutureBit mining identity.

Some of the Hardware Behind the Wins The machines doing this work are compact, quiet, and built for home or office use, which is more than can be said for the average ASIC scream. The Bitaxe Gamma 601 is an open-source option. It runs a single BM1370 chip at around 1.2 TH/s, draws roughly 17 watts, and retails between $89 and $150. The AxeOS firmware is community-maintained and updates frequently. Multiple Bitaxe units can be stacked to multiply lottery tickets while keeping power draw manageable and the electric company blissfully unaware.

The Canaan Avalon Nano 3S delivers 6 TH/s at 140 watts in a plug-and-play form factor priced around $249 to $299. It doubles as a small space heater and requires no technical setup beyond a WiFi connection and a bitcoin address, which is the closest thing crypto has to an "easy mode."

The Futurebit Apollo III is a more expensive option. It produces 10 to 12 TH/s in Eco mode with a full Bitcoin node built in, allowing true sovere