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Canaan Says Its New Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin Mining Heater Fixes
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Going Brrr? Canaan Says Its New Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin Mining Heater Fixes This
Priced at $899, the Avalon Mini 3 aims to recycle the excess heat generated
through Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin mining to warm living spaces.
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We're in the darkest depths of winter right now, and electricity can get
pretty pricey. To hear Canaan tell it: Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin fixes this.
A growing number of hardware manufacturers are attempting to soften the shock
of sky-high bills by offering Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin miners that can also heat your home.
Canaan's become the latest company to throw its hat in the ring by
unveiling user-friendly, plug-and-play devices for novices. The company
unveiled its new mining hardware at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Vegas.
Priced at $899, the Avalon Mini 3 aims to recycle the excess heat generated
through mining to warm living spaces—"offering homeowners a unique way to
offset energy costs and reduce environmental impact," the company said.
But those who dream of getting picked to validate a Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin block with this
portable heater and walk away with rewards of 3.125 BTC (almost $300,000,)
should perhaps crunch some numbers first.
The Avalon Mini 3 boasts computing power of 37.5 TH/s (terahashes per second).
Meanwhile, Coinwarz data shows that the Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin network's total hashrate
was above 800 million Terahash per second as of Jan. 7.
For context, one terahash is equal to 1 trillion (1,000,000,000,000) hashes
per second. In the context of Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin mining, the rate of hashes per second is
important because it determines how long it takes to complete a block.
More hashes means a mining rig has a higher chance of completing a Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin
block and earning a coveted block reward.
Put another way, Avalon Mini 3 users will have a one in 19.5 million chance of
beating the competition to win a block reward every 10 minutes.
That's not to say it’s impossible . Back in 2023, a solo miner defied
odds of one in 26.9 million—and was first to solve a block with a valid hash.
Canaan joins other players in attempting to put a few sats back in the pockets
of consumers during a cost-of-living crisis.
Just over a year ago, Heatbit founder Alex Busarov told Decrypt its
miner-cum-heater could offset 50% from a British consumer's energy bill,
rising to 70% in certain parts of the U.S.
"It heats by mining Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin but doesn't make too much noise," he said at
the Web Summit. "For people familiar with Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin mining, it can be very noisy
… we didn't build it for the tech geeks, we built it for a general
audience. Like any other heater, you plug it in, connect with your mobile
phone, press the button, it works."
The concept of using the excess energy from Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin hardware is nothing new. A
New York City spa attracted a bit of heat (ahem, controversy) in 2023 after
announcing a small-scale mining operation was helping to keep its bathing
pools warm.
Who would imagine that mining cryptocurrencies• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта and agriculture can work
together? The first batch of cryptomatoes is ready to be harvested. We are
using the excess heat for the tomato greenhouse and it is working:-)
pic.twitter.com/U7qqKTshqO
— Kamil Brejcha (@KamilBrejcha) March 10, 2018
And all the way back in 2018, the heat generated by Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin miners was being
used to grow tomatoes in greenhouses. The resulting "cryptomatoes" were even
served as the base for bruschetta at a side event of Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin Amsterdam once.
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