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This is our non-Chinese bitcoin mining chip. And it’s a way bigger deal than you think 👇 Six years ago, when I joined Braiins, we had a mining pool. The world’s first. Then we launched custom firmware—now powering gigawatts of miners worldwide. Last year we dropped Braiins Manager. A cloud platform giving miners full control over their farms. BUT THE BIGGEST ISSUE REMAINED UNTOUCHED Hardware centralization. For years, Bitmain has controlled over 70% of the global market. And we’ve been loud about the need for competition. So instead of waiting, we built. This week, Braiins Bitcoin Silicon arrived in our Prague office. Our first test ASIC chips. 🫡 2.5 years of hardcore R&D. 🚀 Big skin in the game (shoutout to Firefish for helping us collateralize—not sell—our bitcoin 🧡). Exciting times, BUT… The work is just beginning. And it must be done. Join our mission! image

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I hope you do something as disruptive with the silicon rather than just compete in the same product range; turn the heat generation problem to an asset and heat homes, water etc...hillbilly installations exist, no proper products. I'd buy in a sec.
To everyone asking for specs: They don't know yet. The way chips work is you design and do a test run, then you have to test it to see if it works and how well. The first run is never up to spec. They will have to do multiple revisions before they get something competitive. Then the name of the game is improving yield: how many of the chips that come out of the factory can meet the spec and what can they be sold for? Maybe slightly slower or partially damaged ones can be in a cheaper product. This process can take 6 months to several years. Making chips is very hard and takes lots of time and money. Plus, the results are not guaranteed. This is a difficult and risky business. Even getting this far is a major accomplishment. Congratulations to everyone that worked on this.