Over the past year, leading manufacturers of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining rigs have introduced a range of cutting-edge devices. Many of these rigs are quickly snapped up by major mining enterprises, often disappearing from shelves shortly after release. Below is an exploration of the availability of these bitcoin miners for the average enthusiast—a […]
Samsung’s 3nm GAA Chip Discovered in Microbt’s Next-Gen Bitcoin Mining Rig
According to reports, the 3-nanometer (nm) Gate-All-Around (GAA) semiconductor from Samsung has been discovered in use after a year since its release. Until now, there were no confirmed applications of the technology. Techinsights found Samsung’s 3nm chip in the Whatsminer M56S++ bitcoin mining rig from Microbt, a bitcoin mining machine that produces an estimated 230 […]