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Baikal Miner Adds Nist5 and X11Ghost Support to the BK-X ASIC

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Baikal Miner Adds Nist5 and X11Ghost Support to the BK-X ASIC

Baikal miner adds nist5 and x11ghost support to the bk-x asic

The Baikal Miner BK-X ASIC miner has received an update adding support for two more crypto algorithms, namely Nist5 and X11Ghost, bringing the total number of supported algos to 7 with more promised to be added later on. The Baikal Miner BK-X was originally introduced as Baikal Giant X10 and it had support fonly for X11, Quark and Qubit algorithms, but since then support for Myraid-Groestl, Skein and now Nist5 and X11Ghost has been added with even more apparently coming. In order to get access tot the two new mining algorithms you will need to update the OrangePI Zero controller that the miner uses to the new version 1.2 on your Giant X10 or BK-X ASIC miner.

On a side note Baikal Miner has been running some “crazy” sales on their other two ASIC miners, The Baikal Miner BK-N for Cryptonight and Cryptonight-lite is in pay 1 get 5 sale ($1900 USD) and the Baikal Miner BK-B for Blake256R14/Blake256R8/Blake2B/Lbry/Pascal is in pay 1 get 2 sale ($2699 USD). This is a hint that there is not much demand for the two devices apparently, especially for the Cryptonight ASIC where the competition is very big and coins have already started switching to the new CryptonightV7 like Monero (XMR) leading the way that is already not mineable with these devices.

– Here you can find the updated OrangePI Zero image that you need to flash on the device…

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Halong’s DragonMint Bitcoin Miner Set To Shatter Bitmains Mining Monopoly

The announced Halong DragonMint bitcoin Miner is set to rock the bitcoin mining scene with its high spec and price, putting it in direct competition with the market leaders Bitmain with their Antminer hardware.

The Halong Mining announcement today focused on their DragonMint miner series, with their flagship model set to be the DragonMint 16T. The unit’s ambitious price and specs should see them taking on the Bitmain Tech mining giants.

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The DragonMint 16T is rated at 16TH (Terahashes) and looks to be priced at $1,350, giving it the specs and price to aggressively compete with Bitmain’s Antimer S9 which, in comparison, only offers 14TH’s and currently retails at $3,000 – over twice the price of the new DragonMint. The news has been greeted with cautious excitement that the mining world could finally see an end to what has been Bitmain’s mining monopoly.

The announcement states:

The DragonMint 16T miner is the world’s most efficient bitcoin miner, running faster and cooler than any competing miners. It’s the culmination of over 12 months research and development which has resulted in major advancements in mining technology including a brand new generation of ASIC mining chips. The DM8575 ASIC runs at a staggering 85GH per chip with power efficiency of around 0.075J/GH.

The Online Tease and Announcement

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The announcement was preceded by a brief online tease (see above) of an image of a bitcoin fireball lying beneath the cool ice with the final reveal coming barely 20 minutes later. The announcement addresses the key issues for bitcoin mining – power and cooling.

bitcoin was initially mined on GPUs and FPGA before moving into the world of specialist ASIC chips as used in the DragonMint 16T. The dominance of Bitmain in the Bitcoin hardware mining sector has gone fairly unchallenged,  leading to what has become a more centralized operation, with mining or hash power being held in increasingly smaller hands.

bitcoin’s decentralized dream is challenged by forces monopolizing what is essentially the means of bitcoin production, but Halong’s affordable model, with its top-level specs, have at least got their targets set on putting bitcoin’s mining capability back into a wider set of hands.

See a demo of the DragonMint 16T in action below:

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Manufacturing these units at scale, to cost and to schedule could prove to be quite a herculean challenge for Halong. There is currently no word on when the units will be ready to ship

Are you mining or looking at mining bitcoin, this looks like a possibly cheaper entry. Can Halong deliver? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Images courtesy of Halong, Bitcoinist Archives

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