ASIC hardware
Mining news and original analysis with dated primary sources.
QBT moves its AI Oracle from laboratory work to manufacturer-backed ASIC testing
Quantum Blockchain Technologies says its first AI Oracles were trained on data from an ASIC manufacturer and showed an advantage over traditional mining in tests through August. The company also says more validation, compression and a larger dataset are required before commercial deployment.
FutureBit HashFly makes a simulated fruit-fly brain test Bitcoin hashes in a browser
FutureBit presented HashFly, a browser demonstration that maps a fruit-fly connectome simulation to simplified double-SHA-256 checks. It is an experimental visualization, not an organic ASIC replacement, and its claimed 1 W/TH potential has not been measured on working biological hardware.
PowerCompute plans a two-stage S19 XP fleet refresh
PowerCompute says 1,000 S19 XP miners are due in Oklahoma and 940 more were ordered for Mississippi, targeting 862 PH/s after installation while retaining explicit delivery and performance risk.
ICERIVER brings its custom-ASIC team to Korea Blockchain Week
ICERIVER says its chip-customization team will attend KBW 2026 in Seoul to discuss algorithm-specific ASIC design, hardware optimization and manufacturing coordination; no new retail miner was announced.
BITMAIN promotes S23e U2H with three hydro-cooling deployment options
The manufacturer's September 21 post pairs the 865 TH/s, 10 J/TH rack miner with HW7, AR30 or AR31 cooling. Shipment is projected for November 2026–January 2027, and one published capacity claim needs clarification.
ESP-Miner 2.15.2 adds BM1372 and BM1373 support for Bitaxe
The stable release expands chip support and fixes networking and interface issues; operators should match firmware assets to the exact board.
Fortitude names Jaime Leverton CEO as Zcash miner expansion advances
The September 17 release confirms a leadership change and describes Z15 Pro orders; delivery and the proposed merger remain future milestones.
AGM outlines commercialization plans for its HashBeaver node
From a pilot to a purchasable miner: the evidence buyers should request.
The Vault Holding buys four Antminers to test a second mining site
Royalty Management announced a four-unit Antminer pilot, over 20 acres of potential expansion and possible power below $0.06/kWh. Commercial scale remains conditional.
Canaan revisits the ASIC lesson for AI: efficiency needs a stable workload
Canaan’s September 10 newsletter compares specialized AI hardware with mining chips. Our analysis separates that industry argument from product announcements and examines what operators can actually measure.
AGM and HashBeaver put a desktop Bitcoin DePIN node into pilot production
The partners describe a SHA-256 device with AI-assisted management. Verified performance, pricing and delivery details remain unpublished in the announcement.
Canaan’s Q2 update separates equipment sales from mining output
Canaan reported $31.9 million in total Q2 revenue, 2.5 EH/s of computing power sold and 243 BTC mined. Its September 8 release covers the quarter ended June 30.