MicroBT has announced its latest generation of Bitcoin BTC 0.36% miners, the M50 series, including the M50, M50S and M53. MicroBT COO Jordan Chan said in a recorded message during the Bitcoin 2022 conference that the new miners are now ready to ship.
According to the company, the new WhatsMiner M50S can generate 126 TH/s of computing power at 26 J/T, while the WhatsMiner M50 can achieve 114 TH/s of computing power at 29 J/T.
According to the announcement, the new series of machines use Samsung 5nm processors and a single-chamber design, and are compatible with previous generations. The company also announced a water-cooled miner, the M53, which is still in development and can achieve 226 TH/s at 29J/T.