Canaan AvalonMiner A921 Bitcoin ASIC Miner Specifications

19 Sep
2018

The Canaan Creative has posted official specifications of their new AvalonMiner A921 Bitcoin ASIC miner and the device should apparently soon be available for order, though no prices have been announced for the moment. We were kind of expecting the new 7nn-based Avalon A9 ASICs to be able to deliver 30 THS with about 1700W of power usage as per earlier information available, but apparently this will not be true for the first model A921, though it can happen in a later revision of the A9 series. Instead the AvalonMiner A921 will be a 20 THS SHA256 ASIC miner with 1700 Watts of power usage apparently…

Canaan AvalonMiner A921 Specifications:
– Hash Rate: 20 TH/s, -5% ~ +10%
– Power Consumption: 1700 W, +0% ~ +20%
– Power Efficiency: 0.085 J/GigaHash Wall-Plug
– ASIC Chips: 104x A3206 7nm
– Operating Temperature: -5 ~ 30 degrees Celsius
– Dimensions: 378 x 170 x 155 mm
– Net Weight: 5.5 KG

The A921 specifications might come as a bit of a disappointment for a new 7nm chips, but we are more than likely going to be seeing an improvement in next models from the A9 series and hopefully they will soon be able to soon reach 30 THS at the same power usage that the A921 has. Of course pricing of the devices is also a very important factor, especially in the current market conditions you really need to offer not only good specs, but also an attractive price. Compared to these specs, the just announced 14nm BitFury Clarke ASIC chips do look more interesting, though these are not very likely to be soon available in consumer level Bitcoin miners.

WildRig Multi 0.11.6 Beta is Becoming Even More Useful Multi-algorithm Miner

19 Sep
2018

We are seeing a quite active development going on for the WildRig Multi AMD GPU miner since its relatively recent introduction (the successor of the WildRig Wild Keccak miner) with new algorithms and features being added constantly. The latest beta version of the WildRig Multi supports BCD, C11, Geek, HMQ1725, PHI, Renesis, Sonoa and Tribus algorithms with more coming along in the future – X16r, X16s, Xevan and Hex and a much needed benchmark mode is also coming soon apparently. It is currently the preferred AMD GPU miner for anyone interested in Bitcoin Dark (BCD) mining, though the performance on other supported algorithms is also very good.

Do note that the WildRig Multi currently supports only AMD GPUs with the newer RX series and VEGA supported out of the box and a separate download of binary kernels needed for older R9 series Fiji, Hawaii and Tonga. Unlike its predecessor the WildRig Multi miner does not support Nvidia GPUs, it will only work on AMD-based mining rigs. The WildRig Multi 0.11.6 Beta is currently only available for Windows, Ubuntu Linux and HiveOS as a closed source binary and with a 2% developer fee built-in by default, though it can be reduced.

– To download and try the WildRig Multi 0.11.6 Beta multi-algorithm miner for Windows/Linux…

Kryptoez, Get Your Cryptocurrency Themed Socks Now

18 Sep
2018

Kryptoez is a new startup in the form of an online store specializing in cryptocurrency themed socks, currently available are 3 different models – DigiByte (DGB), Monero (XMR) and of course Bitcoin (BTC). Kryptoez launched with 3 socks styles, but they do plan to have 8-10 different models by early 2019, so more is coming if there is interest. If you want to be in Bitcode Method style all around then crypto socks are a must too, so feel free to support Kryptoez by getting a pair of crypto socks if you like the idea and their products like we do. Currently the store accepts the following cryptocurrencies: DigiByte, Bitcoin, Monero, Litecoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash and Dogecoin. Also accepted are fiat via VISA, Mastercard, PayPal, American Express, Google Pay and Apple Pay.

– To get more information and order a pair of Kryptoez crypto socks…

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