Last Updated: April 7, 2026
Has the NerdQaxe++ Found a Bitcoin Block?
The NerdQaxe++ has found three confirmed Bitcoin blocks as of April 7, 2026, with combined rewards exceeding $560,000 in BTC. The most recent, Block #944,078, was mined by a single NerdQaxe++ unit at 4.82 TH/s through the Noderunners solo mining pool. Every NerdQaxe++ block found is verifiable on-chain via mempool.space.
All Confirmed NerdQaxe++ Block Wins
| Block Height | Date | Hardware | Total Hashrate | Pool | Reward | Solo Satoshi Sale? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block #913,272 | September 5, 2025 | NerdQaxe++ | ~4.8 TH/s | Ocean Mining (pool) | Proportional pool payout | Not confirmed |
| Block #920,440 | October 23, 2025 | NerdQaxe++ Rev 6 cluster (6 units) + 1 Avalon Q | ~130 TH/s | Self-hosted Public Pool (Umbrel) | ~3.15 BTC (~$342,000) | Yes, confirmed |
| Block #944,078 | April 7, 2026 | Single NerdQaxe++ | ~4.82 TH/s | Noderunners | ~3.13 BTC (~$217,700) | Not confirmed |
Attribution note: Only Block #920,440 is a confirmed Solo Satoshi hardware sale. Blocks #913,272 and #944,078 are documented open-source mining community wins using the same NerdQaxe++ hardware that Solo Satoshi sells, but the hardware was not confirmed purchased from Solo Satoshi.
Block #913,272: The First NerdQaxe++ Block Win
On September 5, 2025, a NerdQaxe++ running at approximately 4.8 TH/s mined Block #913,272 while hashing through the Ocean Mining pool. Multiple posts on X confirmed the winning hash came from a NerdQaxe++. Ocean publicly noted the block and the epoch difficulty (136.04T) that day. Community accounts confirmed a NerdQaxe++ was behind the win.
Because the miner was hashing through Ocean as a mining pool, the operator received a proportional pool payout rather than the full 3.125 BTC block reward. Pool payouts are proportional to the shares you submit during the round, so the payout was a fraction of the block total. This was the first time NerdQaxe++ hardware contributed a winning hash to a Bitcoin block.
Block #920,440: Solo Satoshi Customer Earns $342,000
On October 23, 2025, a home miner running six NerdQaxe++ Revision 6 units from Solo Satoshi alongside one Canaan Avalon Q found Block #920,440 while mining to a self-hosted Public Pool instance on an Umbrel home server. The total cluster hashrate was approximately 130 TH/s. The winning miner submitted a best share near 2.08P (petadifficulty) during the session.
The payout was approximately 3.15 BTC, worth about $342,000 at the time. The customer used the reward to pay off his home. This remains the largest confirmed payout to an open-source home miner in Bitcoin history.
On X and Reddit, key OSMU developers including Skot, WantClue, and the Public Pool team confirmed the block was mined with NerdQaxe++ hardware. A Bitcointalk thread noted the block’s coinbase scriptsig reading “Public Pool on Umbrel,” supporting the self-hosted pool claim. The full sovereign stack: own hardware, own node, own pool software, full block reward.
Block #944,078: A Single NerdQaxe++ Finds a Full Bitcoin Block
On April 7, 2026, a single NerdQaxe++ mined Block #944,078 while hashing through the Noderunners pool. The block contained 3,927 transactions and paid a total reward of 3.132 BTC (3.125 BTC subsidy + 0.007 BTC in transaction fees). At the time of discovery, Bitcoin was trading near $69,500, putting the reward value at approximately $217,700.
According to CoinWarz, network difficulty at block height 944,078 was 138.97T. Per Hashrate Index data, Bitcoin hashprice on April 7, 2026 was approximately $30.67/PH/s/day. The miner tagged as “Unknown” on mempool.space, consistent with mining through a smaller pool that does not embed a recognized coinbase tag.
Block #944,078 Miner Stats (Noderunners Dashboard)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Worker Name | NerdQaxe++ |
| Hashrate (1-minute) | 6.53 TH/s |
| Hashrate (5-minute) | 5.43 TH/s |
| Hashrate (1-hour) | 4.97 TH/s |
| Hashrate (1-day) | 4.82 TH/s |
| Hashrate (7-day) | 4.67 TH/s |
| Last Share | 2026-04-07 21:01:06 |
| Total Shares | 13.89G |
| Best Share | 217.1T |
| Best Ever | 217.1T |
| Network Difficulty | 138.97T |
The winning share difficulty of 217.1T exceeded the network difficulty of 138.97T, which is how the miner solved the block. This is the first confirmed solo block win by a single NerdQaxe++ unit. Previous wins involved either a proportional pool payout (Block #913,272) or a six-unit cluster alongside an Avalon Q (Block #920,440).
What Are the Odds of a NerdQaxe++ Finding a Bitcoin Block?
At 4.8 TH/s, a single NerdQaxe++ has approximately a 1 in 3,941 chance of finding a Bitcoin block in any given year. For comparison, the odds of winning Powerball are 1 in 292,201,338.
Using live data from the Solo Satoshi Bitcoin mining calculator at 4.8 TH/s and network difficulty of 138.97T:
- Per day: 1 in 1,439,184
- Per month: 1 in 47,973
- Per year: 1 in 3,941
- Per block: 1 in 207,242,420
- Estimated time to find a block: 3,940 years
Despite those odds, NerdQaxe++ miners have found three blocks in under eight months (September 2025 to April 2026). Statistical improbability is not impossibility.
For live, personalized odds at any hashrate, use the Solo Satoshi Bitcoin mining calculator.
Which Pool Should You Use for Solo Mining with a NerdQaxe++?
The three NerdQaxe++ block wins used three different pool setups: Ocean Mining (proportional pool payout), self-hosted Public Pool on Umbrel (solo), and Noderunners (solo). There is no single “best” pool. The choice depends on whether you want proportional payouts from every block the pool finds or the full block reward if your miner specifically solves one.
For a detailed comparison of solo mining pools including Public Pool, Solo CKPool, and Ocean Mining, see the Solo Satoshi mining pools guide.
NerdQaxe++ Block Win Timeline
| Block Win | Date | Days Since Previous Win |
|---|---|---|
| Block #913,272 | September 5, 2025 | First win |
| Block #920,440 | October 23, 2025 | 48 days |
| Block #944,078 | April 7, 2026 | 167 days |
More NerdQaxe++ units in the field means more aggregate hashrate across the open-source mining community. According to Solo Satoshi, over 40,000 open-source mining devices have shipped to 70+ countries since May 2024.
Why NerdQaxe++ Block Wins Matter for Bitcoin
These block wins demonstrate that open-source, desktop-scale hardware can participate meaningfully in Bitcoin’s consensus process. Each block found by a home miner is a block that was not found by a large industrial mining operation.
Block #913,272 showed that a compact desktop miner could contribute a winning hash through a mining pool, marking the first time NerdQaxe++ hardware touched a Bitcoin block. Block #920,440 proved that a small NerdQaxe++ cluster could earn the full block reward through a self-hosted pool on a home server. Block #944,078 proved that a single unit can win without a cluster. Every NerdQaxe++ on every desk has a nonzero chance at a full block reward, currently worth over $200,000.
“Three confirmed block wins in under eight months. Block #944,078 is the one that changes the conversation, because it was a single unit. Not a cluster, not a farm. One NerdQaxe++ on a desk found a full Bitcoin block against the entire network.” – Matt Howard, CEO, Solo Satoshi
Ready to Take Your Shot at a Block?
The NerdQaxe++ delivers 4.82 TH/s at stock settings and over 6 TH/s overclocked, with power consumption under 103 watts. Every unit sold by Solo Satoshi is assembled and tested in the USA, ships same-day from Houston, Texas, and carries a 90-day warranty.
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