MegaBigPower to buy ASICs from failing Bitcoin Miners
The US-based Bitcoin mining giant MegaBigPower has announced on its official website (www.megabigpower.com) that it will launch a buyback program where unprofitable Bitcoin miners can sell their hardware. The company plans to boost its mining power by as much as 10 megawatts by buying pre-owned ASICs. Under the buyback program, the manufacturer of cutting edge mining hardware will be particularly interested in models sold by mining manufacturers Spondoolies-Tech and Bitmain. The buyback was a simple alternative for the miners who were struggling to make profits in the extremely competitive....
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MegaBigPower has announced that it will begin purchasing preowned bitcoin mining ASICs as part of a plan to acquire as much as 10 megawatts worth of hardware. Under the buyback program, the US-based bitcoin mining company will purchase certain types of hardware, with an emphasis on models sold by mining manufacturers Spondoolies-Tech and Bitmain. Founder Dave Carlson framed the program as a simpler alternative for miners looking to sell their equipment online, telling CoinDesk: "Due to our extremely low power cost, we can still return funds to miners who may have gotten in just before the....
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