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202 sats \ 4 replies \ @BlokchainB 14 Aug 2025 \ on: Proto release livestream - Block's new bitcoin miner bitcoin_Mining

Did the post any specs? TH/KWH?

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73 sats \ 3 replies \ @Scoresby OP 14 Aug 2025

I think I may have missed it in the presentation, but here's what I've seen online:

Proto Rig:
⚪️14.1 J/TH efficiency
⚪️9.4 kW/ft density
⚪️Save 20% per upgrade cycle

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186 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 14 Aug 2025

According to hashrate index, that's pretty competitive:

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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 14 Aug 2025

Ehhh when you compound that gap over 100s or thousands of rigs it’s not even close. With razor thin margins (due to the lag on bitcoin price) the efficiency isn’t that great.

The saving grace is how easily they can be upgraded

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nitter 14 Aug 2025
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