Bitmain unveiled the S17 Antminer series, with sales opening soon and deliveries expected in the coming months. Despite the financial losses and the failed IPO, Bitmain showed it is dedicated to mining. The new devices, based on the 7 nm chip technology, can offer up to 53 TH/s, outpacing most widely used miners at the moment.
https://twitter.com/Antminer_main/status/1115073165980459009
Bitmain has followed its previous policy of being transparent about new mining rigs. The reason for this is the accusation that the firm uses new equipment to mine for its own enrichment, exploiting the higher hashrate to solve more blocks.
The new series promises to be extremely c...