< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/14/B9/IB-1IM38TUS4_6FC93162.jpg" Alt = "Lone Maciner received $ 250,000 with a home-made bitcoin setting for $ 299"/> < p > March 10 Miner-single manner & nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; block #887 212 in the Bitcoin network using the Bitax Ultra homemade installation with a hit 480 gh/s. For successful production, he received a reward of 3.15 BTC, equivalent to $ 250,000.

< p > According to the CKPOOL CKPOOL administrator, the probability of calculating a block with such computing capacity is only 1 to 1 000 000. On average, it could take 3500 years of one device. However, Miner used six Bitax devices, which in the amount gave a hashkett about 3.3 th/s and increased his chances.

< P > Bitax Ultra, with which the block was found, uses ASIC-Chip from AntMiner S19XP Bitmain. The line also has more powerful models & ndash; Bitax gamma and supra & ndash; Built on the latest generation chips for AntMiner S21. According to Altair, the cost of these devices in the United States ranges from $ 169 to $ 299, which makes them relatively accessible to domestic miners.

< p > Colivas stressed that the participation of several installations in mining does not guarantee success, but increases the likelihood of finding the block. In the case of ckpool, this is already the 297th solo-block extracted by its users.

< p > Interestingly, this is not the first case of successful production of bitcoin-block with Bitax & ndash; In July 2024, the device has already proven its effectiveness that attracted attention to this inexpensive and compact installation.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

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