Woofun AI reports that an independent operator utilized a single Bitaxe unit to validate Bitcoin block 957382 on Friday. The miner secured a reward of 3.125 BTC, valued at approximately $200,000. Public Pool data indicates the device costs under $200 and delivers roughly 1 TH/s hash rate. Bennet’s records show independent miners confirmed 24 blocks in the past year, marking a 41% year-on-year increase with total rewards of 75.4 BTC worth $4.7 million.