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Block #288,498

0000000000000000ea5a6d8b9b72aa1b9dd74958a13808bf17dfdcc3da8cd28b

Likely solo-mined
Strong Solo Candidate mempool.space
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Why this block matters

This block shows very strong signals of solo mining — no shared-pool payout pattern was detected and the confidence score is high.

  • No shared-pool signature or coinbase tag detected
  • Payout address has never received a block reward before — consistent with solo mining
  • Mined against 0 EH/s of total network hashrate — statistically rare for solo mining
  • Found 4h 52m after the previous solo candidate (#288,464)

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Block Data

Time1 Mar 2014, 20:52 UTCConfirmations677,892Transactions31Size43,369 bytesWeight173,476 WU

Reward

Subsidy + Fees25.00490 BTCFees only0.00490 BTCValue at time$17,026BTC price$681Mining poolNot identified

Detection

Likely solo-mined
Final score
85/100
Base score75History adj.+10Interval adj.0Pool signatureNone detected

no pool signature; unknown coinbase pattern; fresh payout address (DB); no reuse 24h; no reuse 7d; low fees (490000 sats); history_adj=+10 (first_time_winner)

Network at mining time

Network hashrate0 EH/s

Against 0 EH/s of total network hashrate, the odds of a solo miner winning are extremely low — making this block remarkable.

Detection Signals

No pool signature+40
New address+10
No reuse (7d)+5
No reuse (24h)+5
Address history+10
Final score85/100

Address History

Historical wins0Previous winInterval since lastFirst win everWins last 30d0
RecurrenceFirst win
IntervalNo prior win

This address has never received a block reward before — consistent with solo mining.

Total blocks
1
Solo candidates
1
Solo rate
100.0%
Coinbase Message (raw)
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