Marathon Digital unable to restore mining activity after severe storm – Bits Media

American mining company Marathon Digital reported, that he has not been able to restore work for two weeks 75% equipment after the last 11 June strong storm.

Marathon Digital reported, that the storm in Hardin, Montana caused significant damage BeoWulf Energy power plant, which supplies energy for the company's equipment. At the same time, the ASIC miners themselves were not affected.. Currently disabled for about 30 000 devices, what is 75% From their total number.

“Taking into account the shutdown of mining devices, Marathon will significantly reduce the number of bitcoins mined. It is necessary to wait for repairs at the power plant, or move equipment to other locations", - says in the statement.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel said, that part of the power plant's capacity will be restored in early July. Then the company will begin to reconnect miners to work. The total hashrate of the remaining equipment at Marathon’s disposal was 0.6 Mother / s.

At the same time, the devices were transferred from MaraPool’s own mining pool to a third-party pool, to increase profitability. In May, the total hashrate of Marathon hardware was approximately 3.9 Eh / s, and the number of devices was 36 830. Thiel previously emphasized, that the market decline does not worry the company's management.