An independent bitcoin miner mined a block reward worth $200,000 by renting computing power for only $75.

Jinse Finance reported that an independent Bitcoin miner rented cloud computing power worth about $75 and successfully validated block number 938092, receiving the full reward of 3.125 BTC, valued at over $200,000. The miner rented 1 PH/s of computing power through CKPool, turning what was originally a lottery-like chance into a return of approximately 2,600 times the investment. Although the overall mining difficulty on the network continues to rise and it remains rare for independent miners to find a block, on-demand computing power rentals have lowered the entry barrier, making such cases increasingly common. Over the past year, 21 independent miners have collectively mined 66 BTC.