Mikri Zhang opened the collection of pre-orders for the first ASIC miners with 5nm chips

The era of pre-orders for "ASIK" is back. Bitmain co-founder Mikri Zhang begins pre-sales of the world's first ASIC miners with chips on the process technology 5 nm.

Mikri Zhang (Micree Zhan) offered pre-orders for new Antminer, which must surpass all existing ASIC Mainers in performance and energy efficiency. However, to place an order, he asks for a full prepayment, And deliveries are scheduled for January next year.

According to Chinese journalist Colin, (Colin Wu), Mining companies are in no hurry to order new equipment, since they are afraid to get devices with problem chips. Colin writes, that Zhang does not have access even to proven chips at the processes 7 nm and 16 nm, Therefore, he is trying to sell not yet modified chips 5 nm. Moreover, their energy efficiency can achieve 25-30 J at tx/s.

Push, controlled by the other co -founder of Bitmain to Jichan at (Jihan Wu), reports, that Mikri Zhang is close to bankruptcy and therefore goes to desperate steps. He is trying to sell not existing equipment yet, to get funds for its production.

Expected, what 17 September Zhang will hold a press conference, on which he will talk about the production of chips at the process 5 nm, miners based on them, and make new attacks towards Jihan at.

The development of ASIC for mining at the process of 5nm process began last year. The launch of production was planned in the first half 2020 of the year, but never took place. Obviously, The company's plans first prevented the coronavirus pandemic, and then a broken conflict between the founders.

Recall, that between the co -founders of Bitmain for several months have been struggle for power. So in June Mikri Zhang “took storm” the company's office in Beijing, And later blocked
Deliveries of Antminer devices from the plant in Shenzhen.

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