В середине октября 2021, Основатель Twitter Джек Дорси рассказал о платежной компании Block Inc.. (формально площадь) рассматривал возможность присоединиться к индустрии добычи биткойнов. Спустя три месяца, Дорси написал в Твиттере, что его фирма “официально создаем открытую систему майнинга биткойнов.”
Блок’s Hardware General Manager: ‘We See Bitcoin Mining as a Long-Term Need for a Future That Is Fully Decentralized and Permissionless’
Jack Dorsey and the Block’s hardware general manager Tom Templeton discussed компания’s focus on bitcoin mining this week. Templeton объяснил that three months ago the Block hinted at building a bitcoin mining system and the firm has ultimately decided to step into the field.
Templeton insists the goal is to make mining “more distributed and efficient in every way” and this includes maintenance, purchases, and setting up. “Мы’re interested because mining goes far beyond creating new bitcoin. We see it as a long-term need for a future that is fully decentralized and permissionless,” Templeton твитнул.
Some of the problematic issues they had found people deal with when it comes to bitcoin mining include things like mining rig availability, machine reliability, and performance. “Some mining rigs generate unwanted harmonics in the power grid,” Templeton said. “Они’re also very noisy, which makes them too loud for home use.”
Templeton further added that the company has evaluated a number of “IP blocks, open-source miner firmware, and other system software offerings.”
Более того, the Block’s hardware team is building out a crew of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and software designers. Наряду с этим, Templeton noted the firm is also hiring electrical engineers, analog designers, and layout engineers.
Data on January 16, 2022, shows there’s only a handful of ASIC bitcoin mining rig manufacturers today including Bitmain, Ebang, Ханаан, Микробт, Инносиликон, Иполлон, and Strongu. Сегодня’с top machines, in terms of profit per day and SHA256 terahash performance, are made by Bitmain, Иполлон, Микробт, and Canaan.
A single Bitmain Antminer S19 Pro (100 TH/с) can cost anywhere between $10K to $15K per unit. This machine, in particular, using today’с BTC exchange rates and $0.12 per kilowatt-hour in electricity will generate an estimated $16.23 per day in profits.
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