A New Round of Mining Rig Race: Who Will Be the Biggest Winner of BTC Halving?

We can assess the profitability of new mining rigs released by manufacturers with the Profit Calculator, a tool provided by ViaBTC Pool. Let’s assume the electricity cost to be $0.05 per kWh, based on data recorded on November 1 (BTC price: $34,462.45 & network difficulty: 62.46 T), we can get the following results:

Source: https://www.viabtc.com/tools/calculator

MicroBT’s Latest ASIC Miners (to provide you with a brief overview, only a selected few will be introduced):

WhatsMiner M63S (390T)
l Rated hashrate: 390 TH/s
l Rated power: 7,215W
l Official price: $10,530
l Daily profit: $27.55 (daily revenue) - $8.66 (electricity cost) = $18.89
l Payback period: $10,530/$18.89 = 557 days

WhatsMiner M63 (366T)
l Rated hashrate: 366 TH/s
l Rated power: 7,283.4W
l Official price: $9,150
l Daily profit: $25.86 (daily revenue) - $8.74 (electricity cost) = $17.12
l Payback period: $9,150/$17.12 = 534 days

WhatsMiner M66S (298T)
l Rated hashrate: 298 TH/s
l Rated power: 5,513W
l Official price: $8,046
l Daily profit: $21.05 (daily revenue) - $6.62 (electricity cost) = $14.43
l Payback period: $8,046/$14.43 = 558 days

WhatsMiner M66 (280T)
l Rated hashrate: 280 TH/s
l Rated power: 5,572W
l Official price: $7,000
l Daily profit: $19.78 (daily revenue) - $6.69 (electricity cost) = $13.09
l Payback period: $7,000/$13.09 = 535 days

BITMAIN’s Latest ASIC Miners

Antminer S21 Hyd.
l Rated hashrate: 335 TH/s
l Rated power: 5,360W
l Official price: $11,725 (with the 30% discount offered on BITMAIN’s official website, the model is currently priced at $8,207.5)
l Daily profit: $23.67 (daily revenue) - $6.43 (electricity cost) = $17.24
l Payback period: $8,207.5/$17.24 = 476 days

Antminer S21
l Rated hashrate: 200 TH/s
l Rated power: 3,500W
l Official price: $7,000 (with the 30% discount offered on BITMAIN’s official website, the model is currently priced at $4,900)
l Daily profit: $14.13 (daily revenue) - $4.20 (electricity cost) = $9.93
l Payback period: $4,900/$9.93 = 476 days

Canaan’s Latest ASIC Miners

Avalon A1466I
l Rated hashrate: 170 TH/s
l Rated power: 3,315W
l Third-party price: $3,699
l Daily profit: $12.01 (daily revenue) - $3.98 (electricity cost) = $8.03
l Payback period: $3,699/$8.03 = 461 days

It should be noted that the above results are theoretical figures and do not account for price swings or difficulty adjustments.

Who Will Be the Biggest Winner of BTC Halving?
As the Bitcoin halving approaches, we wonder who will be the biggest winner. Will it be holders, miners, mining rig manufacturers, or mining pool operators? If, as expected by many, the BTC price continues to surge, possibly surpassing previous peaks, all stakeholders stand to profit and can be considered winners.