THELOGICALINDIAN - Theres been a lot of skepticism aimed at the aggregation Halong Mining and its apparatus the Dragonmint T1 The abutting appear in November of 2024 that it would be distributing its Dragonmint accessories in 2024 and declared its miners would be the best able machines on the bazaar So far afterwards all the altercation some Dragonmint miners accept been delivered and reviews appearance the machines do aftermath abutting to 16 terrahash per additional during operation but the rigs are not alike abutting to actuality 30 percent added able than the S9 which was claimed this accomplished November
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Myrig Mining Distributor Claims Samsung 10nm Chips Power Halong Miners
This anniversary cryptocurrency enthusiasts accept been talking about the new Dragonmint device, a SHA-256 BTC/BCH miner produced by the close Halong Mining. On April 10 the mining accessory benefactor Myrig declared on Twitter that the aggregation Samsung and its semiconductor technology is “what admiral Halong Mining DragonMint T1.” According to the buyer of Myrig, the application-specific chip ambit (ASIC) advised by Samsung is a 10-nanometer (nm) design.
“Yes Samsung, and Yes 10nm — I’m abiding addition had apparent some account in the accomplished about it from big branch about bitcoin and cryptos,” reveals Myrig’s tweet.
Cobra Apologizes
Samsung appear it was architecture ASIC technology for cryptocurrencies aback in January of this year. News.Bitcoin.com reported on the firm’s branch bearing these ASICs for an “unknown Chinese mining accouterments manufacturer.” Reports declared that Samsung was developing both GPU and ASIC semiconductors, and the technology would feature 10-nm chips. On the Halong Mining website, there is no acknowledgment of 10nm chips actuality activated in any of its mining rigs. At the moment all of Halong’s bogus batches are absolutely awash out and the website’s boutique folio says all of its miners are “unavailable”
The account additionally follows the bearding co-owner of Bitcoin.org calling Halong Mining a “scam.” However, on Friday, the 13, 2018, Cobra Bitcoin apologized to the Halong Mining company.
“I was absolutely amiss about Halong Mining,” explains Cobra Bitcoin over Twitter.
As news.Bitcoin.com reported beforehand this month, individuals started accepting their Halong Mining machines and accept been tweeting pictures of some Dragonmint T1s actuality unboxed. Moreover, there were additionally pictures of side-by-side comparisons of the Bitmain Technologies-made Antminer S9 chipsets and the T1. At the time there were not abounding reviews online account the machines’ performance. There are a few reviews now online, alongside a video of the apparatus in activity side-by-side with an S9.
Reviews Are In: Dragonmint T1 and Antminer S9 Side-by-Side Comparisons Show the S9 is Not Even Close to Being ‘Obsolete’
The able-bodied accepted ‘Miner Digi’ Youtuber published a video affirmation on the Halong rig on Apr 11, 2018. Afterwards actuality affiliated to the Myrig 1600 watt PSU the Dragonmint did in actuality ability abutting to 16 TH/s afterwards some attempts to affix with Slush Pool. The video shows over a continued aeon of time the apparatus consistently clocked amid 15.5 to 15.9 TH/s in Miner Digi’s video. The Dragonmint apparatus in the video was almost the aforementioned admeasurement as the Antminer S9 and the accessory fabricated a audible complete compared to the S9 as well.
Antminer S9s assortment anywhere amid 13.2 to 14 TH/s which is beneath than the Dragonmint’s assortment performance, but the S9 amount $1,288 per unit as against to the aboriginal T1 accumulation amount of $1,595 and a minimum of bristles per order. Eventually, Halong did acquiesce distinct purchases for the T1 miners, but awash out quick, and the T1s accept been “unavailable” anytime since. In accession to the 16 TH/s, Halong additionally affirmation on its website the accessories use (overt) “version-rolling” ASIC Boost technology. The Halong miner is anywhere amid 1.5 to 2.5 TH/s faster than the S9 but costs added than $300 added per unit. Moreover, the achievement is a abrupt adverse to actuality 30 percent added able which was a affirmation stated by bitcoin amount developer and Halong Mining accessory ‘Btcdrak.’
For instance, addition Dragonmint analysis capacity the T1’s ability is definately a blow college compared to the S9, “but not by a accomplished lot.” According to the in-depth analysis acquaint April 4, the T1 “ramped up to 14.98 to 15.97 TH/s” but “pulled almost 1480 to 1497 watts at the wall” The aforementioned side-by-side allegory said the “Antminer S9 pulled 1375 [watts] at 14 TH/s.” This agency there is a bright wattage alterity amid both machines and a amount difference, which makes achievement specs not abundant different. Even admitting the T1 is application ASIC Boost and claims to be utilizing Samsung bogus 10nm hardware, its ability is at best minimal. This agency calling the Antminer S9 “obsolete” is a appealing cool statement, to say the least.
What do you anticipate about the Halong Miner Dragonmint alternation adjoin the Antminer S9? Do you accept the claims that the mining rig utilizes Samsung 10nm technology? Let us apperceive what you anticipate about this accountable in the comments below.
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