CleanSpark boosts computing energy by 37% with 1000’s of recent Bitmain rigs

by Jeremy

Bitcoin miner CleanSpark is rising its mining capability in america with the acquisition of 20,000 new Antminer S19j Professional+ models for $43.6 million. The acquisition is predicted to spice up the corporate’s computing energy by 37% and brings the full variety of miners bought through the bear market to 46,500 models.

In line with a press release on Feb. 16, CleanSpark will pay $32.3 million for the machines after making use of coupons at a 25% low cost or a complete value per terahash (TH) of roughly $13.25. The Professional+ rigs are 22% extra productive than their earlier fashions and are deliberate to be delivered in batches between March and Could.

The corporate is leveraging the market’s decrease rig costs to spice up its mining capability, whereas Bitcoin’s (BTC) value rebounds. In accordance to knowledge from Hashrate Index, the present value per TH of ASICs of the identical Bitcoin mining effectivity are at the moment at $15.09, properly beneath the $90.72 seen 12 months in the past. CleanSpark mentioned the Antminer S19j Professional+ mannequin provides a greater return on funding in comparison with the identical ASIC-generation machines.

“After they’re totally operational, they’re anticipated so as to add 2.44 EH/s to CleanSpark’s present 6.6 EH/s of bitcoin mining computing energy (for a complete of 9 EH/s), constituting a 37% enhance,” famous the corporate. 

Bitcoin ASIC value index. Supply: Hashrate Index

CleanSpark claims that the acquired fashions proceed to be extra enticing to its operations within the present market circumstances. “The S19j Professional+ delivers 122 terahash per machine and saves a mean of two joules of vitality per terahash in comparison with the S19j Professional mannequin of the identical era.”

A complete of 15,000 of the brand new machines shall be delivered to the corporate’s places within the metropolis of Washington, Georgia. CleanSpark disclosed in January a $16-million enlargement within the web site, which is forecasted to extend its hash fee by 2.2 exahashes per second (EH/s), with its complete hash fee reaching as excessive as 8.7 EH/s. The power was acquired by the corporate in August final 12 months earlier than taking on Mawson Infrastructure Group’s facility in Sandersville.

After a tricky 12 months in 2022 with declining Bitcoin costs and excessive electrical energy prices, publicly listed mining corporations noticed an increase in mining manufacturing and hash charges in January, in keeping with an evaluation from Hashrate Index. CleanSpark boosted its Bitcoin mining manufacturing by 50% through the month, reaching a file month-to-month manufacturing of 697 BTC. Its hash fee rose to six.6 EH/s from 6.2 EH/s in December.

Different public mining corporations, reminiscent of Core Scientific, Riot, Marathon and Cipher have seen important will increase in Bitcoin manufacturing up to now month, helped by secure electrical energy costs and higher climate circumstances in america.