Arkon Energy Orders 27,700 New-Generation Bitcoin Mining Machines from Bitmain

Arkon Energy US Holdco LLC, a starring subordinate successful Bitcoin mining infrastructure, has placed a important bid with Bitmain Development Pte. Ltd. for 27,700 new-generation Bitcoin mining machines, according to a property merchandise sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This acquisition includes 14,200 T21 machines and 13,500 S21 machines, with deliveries slated to commence successful June 2024.

“We are precise excited to denote the acquisition bid of 6 EH/s worthy of caller procreation Antminer S21s and T21s from Bitmain,” said Founder and Chairman, Josh Payne. “This transaction marks a turning constituent for Arkon, arsenic we go a vertically integrated relation of some Hosting and Self Mining infrastructure crossed our portfolio of information centers successful Texas and Ohio.”

Arkon, traditionally a hosting supplier for Bitcoin mining customers, is pivoting towards self-mining operations with this purchase. The caller machines boast an aggregate portfolio ratio of little than 19 joules per terahash (J/TH), positioning Arkon to go 1 of the astir businesslike players successful the Bitcoin mining assemblage station the upcoming halving lawsuit successful April.

Currently operating with 117MW of approved capableness crossed 2 information centers successful Ohio, Arkon has plans for important expansion. They person binding agreements successful spot to make further sites successful the United States, perchance boosting their operating capableness to 307MW, taxable to palmy backing and tract development.

“Arkon has spent the past 2 years consolidating the distressed marketplace for information halfway assets successful immoderate of the lowest-cost powerfulness markets successful North America,” Payne continued. “Now we are taking the adjacent measurement to vertically integrate the concern with a acquisition of a fleet of caller procreation miners, aiming to marque Arkon 1 of the astir businesslike miners successful the world.”

The quality follows Arkon's announcement past week to database connected Euronext Amsterdam done a concern operation with BM3EAC Corp.