Today in crypto, Divine Research has issued 30,000 unbacked USDC loans using Sam Altman’s World ID to verify borrowers, targeting underserved users, Bitcoin may be heading for significant upside in 2026. Meanwhile, a Solo Bitcoiner miner mines block.

A solo Bitcoin miner successfully mined block 899,826, earning a reward worth $330,386, a rare feat amid record-high network difficulty.According to mempool.space data, the block was confirmed at 3:48 am UTC on June 5 and included 3,680 transactions.

A solo Bitcoin miner operating as part of the Solo CK pool solved a block with just 0.012% of the average hashrate.

It doesn't happen often, but a solo Bitcoin miner processed a block on the leading crypto network Thursday—and received nearly $200K in BTC.