Data center operator BitRiver imported in December 2020 to Russia from Asia a batch of over 20,000 crypto mining ASIC devices with a total capacity of about 70 MWh, local publication Kommersant has reported.
All the devices belong to a foreign company whose name has not been disclosed. Moreover, both the exact number of units as well as their specifications have not been disclosed either. Among the received miners there are MicroBT WhatsMiner M32 devices.
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According to the head of the data center Six-Nines Sergey Troshin, most likely, modern Bitcoin ASIC miners have been purchased. Their market price ranges from $2,000 to $3,000, which means that the total amount of the deal, which involves the purchase of devices with a capacity of 70 MWh, can amount up to $40-60M.
BitRiver has called the delivery the largest single deal in the history of crypto mining.
BitRiver had previously announced it has teamed up with hydropower and aluminum energy producer En+ Group to create a crypto mining company.