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}}'''BitHashMiner''' was a textbook case of a vaporware scam. They offered a single product, also called a '''BitHashMiner''', which was a preorder [[ASIC|mining rig]] with supernatural specs at an unrealistically low price. | }}'''BitHashMiner''' was a textbook case of a vaporware scam. They offered a single product, also called a '''BitHashMiner''', which was a preorder [[ASIC|mining rig]] with supernatural specs at an unrealistically low price. | ||
==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
The rig itself featured 10 T[[hash/s]] for $1,000, with 25 20nm 400 Ghash/s [[ASIC]] chips.<ref name="op">{{cite btct|id=944406|title=BitHashMiner 10TH/s Bitcoin Miner|date=2 February 2015}}</ref> There is a screen on the miner depicting a [[CGMiner]] instance with two graphics cards [[Scrypt]] mining.<ref name="op"/><ref>{{cite btct|id=944406|title=BitHashMiner 10TH/s Bitcoin Miner|date=2 February 2015|post=10340530}}</ref> There are also two 750W power supplies<ref name="op"/> | The rig itself featured 10 T[[hash/s]] for $1,000, with 25 20nm 400 Ghash/s [[ASIC]] chips.<ref name="op">{{cite btct|id=944406|title=BitHashMiner 10TH/s Bitcoin Miner|date=2 February 2015}}</ref> There is a screen on the miner depicting a [[CGMiner]] instance with two graphics cards [[Scrypt]] mining.<ref name="op"/><ref>{{cite btct|id=944406|title=BitHashMiner 10TH/s Bitcoin Miner|date=2 February 2015|post=10340530}}</ref> There are also two 750W power supplies, which weigh about 5 pounds each, meaning that the casing, fans, and chips must weigh less than 0 pounds, and would float away without the power supplies weighing them down.<ref name="op"/><ref>{{cite btct|id=944406|title=BitHashMiner 10TH/s Bitcoin Miner|date=2 February 2015|post=10372287}}</ref> | ||
The rigs were offered with free shipping and a five year warranty, and were expected to ship in April.<ref name="op"/><ref>http://bithashminer.kinja.com/bithashminer-10th-s-bitcoin-miner-1684345699</ref> | The rigs were offered with free shipping and a five year warranty, and were expected to ship in April.<ref name="op"/><ref>http://bithashminer.kinja.com/bithashminer-10th-s-bitcoin-miner-1684345699</ref> | ||
Revision as of 00:33, 12 July 2015
BitHashMiner
| Industry | ASIC manufacturing |
| Founded | February 2, 2015 |
| Defunct | February 9, 2015 |
| Headquarters | India |
| Employees | 1 |
BitHashMiner was a textbook case of a vaporware scam. They offered a single product, also called a BitHashMiner, which was a preorder mining rig with supernatural specs at an unrealistically low price.
Hardware
The rig itself featured 10 Thash/s for $1,000, with 25 20nm 400 Ghash/s ASIC chips.[1] There is a screen on the miner depicting a CGMiner instance with two graphics cards Scrypt mining.[1][2] There are also two 750W power supplies, which weigh about 5 pounds each, meaning that the casing, fans, and chips must weigh less than 0 pounds, and would float away without the power supplies weighing them down.[1][3]
The rigs were offered with free shipping and a five year warranty, and were expected to ship in April.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 BitcoinTalk thread 944406. BitHashMiner 10TH/s Bitcoin Miner 2 February 2015.
- ↑ BitcoinTalk thread 944406. BitHashMiner 10TH/s Bitcoin Miner 2 February 2015. Post 10340530.
- ↑ BitcoinTalk thread 944406. BitHashMiner 10TH/s Bitcoin Miner 2 February 2015. Post 10372287.
- ↑ http://bithashminer.kinja.com/bithashminer-10th-s-bitcoin-miner-1684345699