<p>Your last question seems to imply that you think that there is some guarantee that after enough blocks you will mine a block. This is not the case. You could mine a block right this moment, although it is extremely unlikely. As the total hasrate of the network increases the probability of you mining a block is getting smaller and smaller, to the point that it is not economical to even try; you'll be paying more in energy bills to have your PC running than the block rewards will yield you.</p>

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<p><strong>How to know which block I am mining solo in bitcoin core wallet?</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://developer.bitcoin.org/reference/rpc/getmininginfo.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://developer.bitcoin.org/reference/rpc/getmininginfo.html</a> says</p>
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<p>&quot;blocks&quot; : n,                (numeric) The current block</p>
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<p>Your screenshot shows</p>
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<p>&quot;blocks&quot; : 737143</p>
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<p>That gives you the information you seek.</p>
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<p><strong>How do I know which block I'm in?</strong></p>
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<p>I don't know what you mean by that.</p>
<p>You aren't ever <em>in</em> a block, but you are only ever mining the next possible block. The one whose block height is 1 more than the last block mined.</p>
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<p><strong>how to know how many blocks are left for me to mine 1 whole block by myself?</strong></p>
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<p>You can only mine the next block. One that is a descendent block of the last mined block. (by which I mean a block that contains a reference to the block-ID of the block most recently mined by the Bitcoin network).</p>
<p>Beyond that are an almost infinite number of blocks to be mined.</p>
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<p>Note that mining blocks in mainnet is a hopeless task unless you are using recent ASICs.</p>

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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ylWcF.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ylWcF.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a><strong>How to know which block I am mining solo in bitcoin core wallet? How do I know which block I'm in? And how to know how many blocks are left for me to mine 1 whole block by myself?</strong></p>

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# How to know which block I am mining solo in bitcoin core wallet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-05-20)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ylWcF.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/ylWcF.png)**How to know which block I am mining solo in bitcoin core wallet? How do I know which block I'm in? And how to know how many blocks are left for me to mine 1 whole block by myself?**

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-05-20. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Your last question seems to imply that you think that there is some guarantee that after enough blocks you will mine a block. This is not the case. You could mine a block right this moment, although it is extremely unlikely. As the total hasrate of the network increases the probability of you mining a block is getting smaller and smaller, to the point that it is not economical to even try; you'll be paying more in energy bills to have your PC running than the block rewards will yield you.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-05-20. Score: 0

> **How to know which block I am mining solo in bitcoin core wallet?**

<https://developer.bitcoin.org/reference/rpc/getmininginfo.html> says

> "blocks" : n, (numeric) The current block

Your screenshot shows

> "blocks" : 737143

That gives you the information you seek.

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> **How do I know which block I'm in?**

I don't know what you mean by that.

You aren't ever *in* a block, but you are only ever mining the next possible block. The one whose block height is 1 more than the last block mined.

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> **how to know how many blocks are left for me to mine 1 whole block by myself?**

You can only mine the next block. One that is a descendent block of the last mined block. (by which I mean a block that contains a reference to the block-ID of the block most recently mined by the Bitcoin network).

Beyond that are an almost infinite number of blocks to be mined.

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Note that mining blocks in mainnet is a hopeless task unless you are using recent ASICs.


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