Chinese language mining {hardware} firm Bitmain has admitted to having points with a few of Antminer S17 models.“Antminer is paying shut considerat
Chinese language mining {hardware} firm Bitmain has admitted to having points with a few of Antminer S17 models.
“Antminer is paying shut consideration to the problems of some merchandise from the 17 collection, which has just lately been talked about by the media,” a Bitmain spokesperson instructed Cointelegraph on Could 6, including:
“Throughout this course of, now we have begun to barter options with clients who’ve encountered points from the product. Antminer has at all times been adhering to the idea of putting clients first. If any buyer has any product points, please contact the official customer support of Antminer at any time.”
As just lately reported by Cointelegraph, a mining entrepreneur began a Telegram group earlier this month after supposedly receiving a “unhealthy batch” of Antminer S17+ gadgets, with round 30% of the ordered machines glitching or breaking down after just one month of use. The group, which now has over 160 members, accommodates a number of complaints of an analogous nature.
Equivalent considerations had been beforehand articulated by Samson Mow, chief technique officer of blockchain infrastructure agency Blockstream. Mow tweeted final month that Bitmain clients have a 20–30% failure charge with Antminer S17/T17 models.
Extra Antminer models to be shipped out quickly
With the Bitcoin halving going down in a single week, Bitmain has just lately offered out its first spherical of home Antminer S19 gross sales, though the models won’t be shipped till Could 11 on the earliest. The brand new product was designed to supply elevated mining output in post-halving circumstances.