At the World Digital Mining Summit in Georgia, Jihan-Wu (CEO of Bitmain), announced the sale of machines, equipped with 7 NM FinFET chips. Using this process, more transistors can be placed in the new chip than in 16 NM. This should lead to performance improvements of 50% to 70%, while reducing power requirements by 30% - 50%. Bitmain, in June/July, ordered 30,000 chips with 7 nanometer chips, with deliveries ending around October/November - just in time for the assembly of the new S17+ and T17+ Antminers. The component supplier for Bitmain, is TSMC, which has already announced new chips for 2020 - 5 NM FinFETs! The 5 nm chip is expected to offer up to 20% less power consumption at the same clock or 15% higher performance, at the same power consumption, as the older solution. Cryptocurrency mining is not just Bitmain While Bitmain is the industry giant, there are other manufacturers. One of the competing companies is MicroBT. Whatsminer manufacturers, also used TSMC's solutions, while since the beginning of 2019 they have tied up with Samsung, which has brought very good results. The competition is fierce, as the Korean tech giant, also announced the distribution of 5 NM chips as early as 2020. The list of companies that deal with digital mining could not miss Innosilicon. It is very likely that the above-mentioned Samsung customer will use the 7-nanometer process. In order to do so, it will be necessary to rebuild its ASICs with the 10-nanometer chips currently produced at Samsung. This could happen as early as the first half of 2020, although much will depend on performance and production time, which Samsung itself will decide. Companies such as Innosilicon, Ebang and MicroBT have opted for the most cost-effective 10-nanometer production process offered by Samsung. Only GMO decided to rely on TSMC's 7-nanometer, such as Bitmain, but the poor performance of their products caused the Japanese giant to record a huge loss in the cryptocurrency mining sector. So much so that the company decided to revise its participation in the cryptocurrency industry. Unfortunately, there was no shortage of injections on the part of the producers It is also worth mentioning a little about the negative heroes of 2019. One of them is undoubtedly the manufacturer Obelisk SC - machines designed for mining the currency SiaCoin. The equipment was released for sale in January/February 2019, while the delivery time was set for the end of February. As it later turned out, the first equipment was delivered to users in August. None of the customers received compensation, only an electronic apology. Next on the list is the Japanese company GMO, which began production of B2 and B3 machines at the beginning of the year. At the end of 2019, the giant recorded a loss of $ 218 million and thus officially ended the production and distribution of mining equipment. In our ranking, the manufacturer of STU-U6 equipment should not be missing. Entrepreneurs from Strong Miners won the hearts of users with an unbelievable hashrate of 660 GH/s, while consuming 1300 watts. Unfortunately, they failed to deliver on their promises and the result they managed to get was 440 GH/s. The power consumption in this case is 2100 watts. In addition, the delivery date was delayed by two months. In connection with the purchase of StrongU STU-U6 machines, Polish distributor Unlimited received 50% more machines than ordered as compensation. Summary It's been a crazy year, bringing a lot of changes to the marketplace. At the same time, it showed us who is worth trusting and which choices to stay with. The cryptocurrency industry will continue to grow and will probably bring many more positive touches. However, we should remember to pay special attention to security. Let us choose only proven solutions and experienced advisors. In the new year, we would like to wish all Digital Miners green on the exchanges and free electricity! Hardware TOP The most popular miner manufacturer 1. Bitmain 2. MicroBT 3. Innosilicon The biggest blunder of 2019 1. obeliskTech 2. GMO 3. StrongU Most efficient SHA-256 (Bitcoin) miner 1. Antminer S17+: 73 TH/s 2. Antminer S17 PRO: 53 TH/s 3. Antminer S17 PRO: 50 TH/s The most efficient excavator X11 (Dash) 1. StrongU STU-U6: 440 GH/s 2. FusionSilicon X7+ Miner: 320 GH/s 3. FusionSilicon X7 Miner: 262 GH/s Most efficient Equihash (ZCash) miner: 1. Antminer Z11: 135 KSol/s 2. Innosilicon A9++ ZMaster: 140 KSol/s 3. ASICminer Zeon 180K: 180 KSol/s Most efficient multi-algo (FPGA) excavator 1. BlackMiner F1 Ultra: 26.50 GH/s 2. BlackMiner F1+: 66.80 GH/s 3. BlackMiner F1: 43.20 GH/s Most failed device in 2019 1. Dayun ZIG Z1 2. Whatsminer M20S 3. Antminer S9 Most purchased device in 2019 1. whatsminer M20S: 68 TH/s 2. Antminer S17 PRO: 53 TH/s 3. StrongU STU-U6: 440 GH/s Most sold out device in 2019 1. Antmine
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