[Independent Bitcoin Miner Mines $200,000 Block Reward with Just $75 in Rented Hash Power] According to Golden Finance, an independent Bitcoin miner rented approximately $75 worth of cloud computing power and successfully validated block #938092, earning the full reward of 3.125 BTC, valued at over $200,000. The miner rented 1 PH/s (1 petahash per second) of hash power through CKPool, turning what was originally a lottery-like chance into a return of approximately 2,600 times. Although the overall network mining difficulty continues to rise, independently mining a block remains rare. However, on-demand hash power rentals have lowered the barrier to entry, making such cases increasingly common. Over the past year, 21 independent miners have collectively mined 66 BTC.