Leading mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain has announced two new upcoming miners — the Antminer S19 and the Antminer S19 Pro.

According to a press release on Feb. 27, the Antminer S19 will boast a hash rate of 95 terahashes per second (Th/s), and the Pro will offer xc Thursday/s. Nevertheless, Bitmain's website claims that the Pro model can produce 110 Thursday/s.

Both miners will take a ability efficiency of 34.5+/-%5 joules per terahash. No release date or price information has been announced for either model.

The S19 series will replace the Antminer S17 67 TH/s and the T17 55 TH/s as Bitmain'southward flagship models. The S19s will weigh 3.5 and 4.5 kilograms heavier than their predecessors, weighing 15.v and 16.5 kilograms. The S17 and T17 are priced at $1,567 and $939 respectively.

Bitmain's press re-create invokes the upcoming halving, stating: "with the toll of cake rewards to be reduced, the Antminer 19 series safeguard miners for hereafter mining."

Bitmain miners drive Anarchism Blockchain expansion

On February. 20, the Nasdaq-listed crypto mining company Riot Blockchain announced the operational starting time of 4,000 Antminer S17s.

Anarchism purchased the Antminers during December 2022, 3,000 of which were deployed in its Oklahoma City facility during Jan. The facility is now fully operational — producing 240 pentahash per 2d and consuming 12 megawatts of electricity.

Competition heats betwixt Bitmain and MicroBT

After years of Bitmain miners dominating hash charge per unit, the visitor appears to be facing increasing contest from rival MicroBT.

MicroBT sold roughly 600,000 units of its flagship 60 TH/s WhatsMiner M20 in 2022 — outselling Bitmain's S17 last year. MicroBT plans to launch its forthcoming M30 with 88 Thursday/s capabilities, signaling violent competition between the 2 companies during 2022.