A NiceHash EasyMining user found two Bitcoin blocks four blocks apart in September after buying packaged solo-mining attempts rather than operating their own hardware, according to the company. The blocks, numbered 967911 and 967915, generated more than 6 BTC in combined rewards, reflecting Bitcoin’s 3.125 BTC block subsidy plus transaction fees.
The result came through Gold L solo mining packages, which NiceHash said cost roughly 0.01 BTC each. The user bought rented computing power for a defined mining attempt through EasyMining, while mining equipment was run by independent third-party operators connected to NiceHash’s hashpower marketplace.
Finding a Bitcoin block through a small solo-mining package remains an exceptionally low-probability outcome. Bitcoin miners worldwide compete to solve the same cryptographic puzzle, and the operator that finds a valid block receives the reward. A renter can therefore receive the full reward assigned to a successful solo attempt, but most attempts will not produce a block.
Two blocks in a short interval
The unusual element was the proximity of the wins. Blocks 967911 and 967915 were separated by only four Bitcoin blocks, meaning the same EasyMining customer secured two successful outcomes in a very short stretch of blockchain activity.
At the current 3.125 BTC subsidy, the two blocks carried a base payout of 6.25 BTC before accounting for transaction fees included in each block. NiceHash described the total reward as more than 6 BTC. The outcome does not indicate that a package has a predictable return; it illustrates the lottery-like structure of solo mining, where a successful participant receives the entire block reward while unsuccessful participants receive nothing.
That structure differs from pool mining, where many miners combine hashpower and divide block rewards according to their contribution. Solo mining concentrates the potential payout in a single attempt, along with the risk of receiving no payout at all.
Renting hashpower instead of running machines
NiceHash has operated a hashpower marketplace for more than a decade. Its core model connects buyers seeking computing power with sellers who operate mining equipment. EasyMining packages that process into a more simplified product, allowing users to purchase a predefined mining attempt without configuring hardware, securing electricity contracts, or managing mining software.
The company’s mining infrastructure is not owned by the customer purchasing the package. The customer is buying access to a specified amount of hashpower for an attempt, while the underlying machines remain under the control of third-party mining operators.
That arrangement lowers the operational barrier for someone who wants to try solo mining, but it does not change the mathematics of Bitcoin’s mining competition. The chance of finding a block depends on the amount of hashpower purchased, the duration of the attempt, and total network competition. As more hashpower joins the Bitcoin network, each individual unit of computing power represents a smaller portion of the network’s total block-finding capacity.
The double block win therefore should be viewed as an outlier rather than evidence that small packages can consistently compete with industrial mining operations. Large mining firms can run machines continuously and spread results across extensive fleets; a packaged solo attempt offers exposure to a rare event without the capital and operating requirements of owning that infrastructure.
Packages cover several proof-of-work networks
NiceHash said EasyMining supports packages for several proof-of-work blockchains, subject to supply. These include Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Zcash and Kaspa.
The platform offers both solo and team mining options. In team mining, participants combine package purchases, and rewards are distributed according to the applicable share calculations and package rules if the team finds a block. Solo packages, by contrast, direct the reward from a successful attempt to the individual package holder under the platform’s terms.
NiceHash said selected Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash solo-mining packages can be purchased with USDT, starting from 5 USDT for eligible products. Other EasyMining packages can be purchased using BTC. Package availability and pricing can change as market conditions and hashpower supply move.
Payments in USDT may make smaller packages easier to price for users who prefer to avoid committing a fixed amount of Bitcoin before starting a mining attempt. Yet the payment method does not remove the central risk: a package purchase is a payment for a probabilistic mining opportunity, not a claim on a guaranteed amount of cryptocurrency.
Product launch follows Bitcoin Asia appearance
NiceHash promoted EasyMining at Bitcoin Asia in Hong Kong, presenting the service as an accessible route into proof-of-work mining for people without their own ASIC machines. ASICs are specialized computers designed to perform the calculations required for networks such as Bitcoin.
The packaged format gives users a simpler interface for a technically demanding activity, but prospective buyers would need to distinguish that convenience from an expected-profit product. Mining outcomes are driven by probability, while package prices reflect available hashpower and the platform’s product terms.
The September result offers a vivid example of the payoff possible in solo mining: roughly 0.01 BTC packages were connected with two block discoveries worth more than 6 BTC in total rewards. It also captures why the model can be misleading if judged by a single winner. The economics of mining attempts are determined over a large number of trials, not by the rare cases in which a participant wins twice within four blocks.
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