According to @CoinMarketCap, two solo Bitcoin miners each solved a block this week—one on Tuesday and one on Thursday—earning around 300,000 dollars apiece in block rewards. source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 16, 2026 The block reward is composed of the 3.125 BTC subsidy plus transaction fees as defined by the Bitcoin protocol, so payouts of this size are consistent with protocol rules and prevailing fees and prices at the time of mining. source: Bitcoin.org Developer Guide; Bitcoin Wiki (Controlled supply, Transaction fees) This underscores that solo mining wins are statistically rare and high-variance compared with pooled mining, which is why most miners use pools to smooth revenue. source: Bitcoin Wiki (Solo mining; Mining pool) For traders, these isolated wins do not change Bitcoin’s fixed issuance schedule or network difficulty, meaning broader BTC supply dynamics remain unaffected by individual solo finds. source: Bitcoin Wiki (Controlled supply; Difficulty)