Author: Heart of Computing Power
A $300 desktop miner, quiet enough to be placed directly on a desk.
On the afternoon of May 30, it unexpectedly mined a Bitcoin block worth $230,000.
The probability of this happening is one in 149 million, comparable to winning a lottery jackpot.
But when large mining farms monopolize computing power, this exception proves that Satoshi Nakamoto's design is still alive and well.
1. A Hand Warmer, Mined $230,000
On May 30, 2026, at 4:27 PM Eastern Time, Bitcoin block height 951771 was mined by an unknown address.
The block reward was 3.1404 bitcoins, approximately $232,000 at that time.
The machine that mined it is the Avalon Nano 3S from Canaan Creative, with a computing power of 6.68 TH/s and a power consumption of 140 watts, retailing for $250 to $300.
This device is small enough to fit in a desk drawer, with noise levels similar to a desktop computer.
Many people buy it for fun; when powered on in winter, it can mine some coins while warming hands, leading some in the industry to call it a "Bitcoin heater."
However, this lucky miner actually has more than one machine.
He has a "small fleet": 2 Avalon Mini 3s and 12 Avalon Nano 3Ss, with a total computing power of about 147 TH/s.
Based on this total computing power, the expected winning cycle for the entire fleet should be 127 years.
But who would have thought, a surprise win happened now, and it was that most inconspicuous 6.68 TH/s single machine that struck gold.
This one machine accounted for about 4.5% of the entire fleet's computing power, yet took home 100% of the reward.
This is like a person holding a handful of lottery tickets, but the winning ticket is the one randomly handed to someone on the street.
But why should a small toy on a desk be able to outperform an industrial mining farm?
2. Across from It Sits an Aircraft Carrier
First, it needs to be clarified that this event made the news precisely because it is almost impossible to occur.
Because Bitcoin mining in 2026 is no longer the era where "one computer can play."
The current battlefield for computing power consists of warehouses, hydropower stations, and large minin
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