¿Qué es Bitmain y qué hace en el ecosistema de Bitcoin?

Bitmain fue fundada por los empresarios Micree Zhan y Jihan Wu en el año 2013. Se trató de las primeras empresas del mercado en manufacturar mineros ASIC para Bitcoin. La empresa ha mantenido una posición dominante en el mercado de mineros ASIC. Bitmain también ofrece pools de minería y soluciones de enfriamiento. El dominio de … Read more

Under suspicion, Bitmain does not give up and settles in the US

Bitmain, the Chinese company that manufactures ASIC devices for mining Bitcoin, announced this Monday the launch of its new production line in the United States. This strategic move aims to offer “faster response times and more efficient services to North American customers,” according to the entity. The company plans provide a significant boost to mining … Read more

US Customs Detains Bitcoin Miners Made by Bitmain

The S21 and T21 model miners, which are among the newest, are retained. Some miners have been detained for more than two months and the situation is throughout the country. The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is reportedly holding up certain imports of Antminer series ASIC devices manufactured by the Chinese company Bitmain … Read more

Block wants to take power away from Bitmain and decentralize bitcoin mining

Bitmain is also associated with a bitcoin mining pool, called Antpool. Block wants to create products adapted for home Bitcoin mining. Block, the company led by Jack Dorsey, introduced Proto, a suite of mining hardware products and services. One of its objectives of this launch is to “decentralize” both the supply of mining hardware and … Read more

New firmware improves Kaspa mining by 20%

The firmware offers efficiency gains, thermal protection and increased performance. All four KS series Antminers can operate with this firmware. NiceHash, the hashrate marketplace, released the first firmware exclusively designed for Kaspa mining. According to the company, the firmware is designed to “maximize” the performance of the Antminer KS series ASICs, manufactured by the Bitmain … Read more

Bitmain launches less efficient and powerful Bitcoin miners than previous versions

The miners have a hashrate of 319 TH/s and 216 TH/s, respectively. The mining equipment will be delivered between the first and second quarters of 2025. Bitmain announced this Wednesday, October 9, at the Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024 event, two new Bitcoin miners, the S21+ Hyd and S21+ ASICs. These devices have hashrates of 319 TH/s … Read more