Canadian mining firm DMG Blockchain Solutions has purchased 1,800 Bitmain Antminer S19 XPs, the next-generation mining machine from Bitmain.
- The machines, to be delivered starting next July, will generate an additional 252 PH/s. DMG announced Tuesday.
- The new machines will bring DMG’s total to just over 1 Eh/s, including its existing Bitmain S19 orders.
- The Vancouver-based company, which trades on the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange (TSX-V), will also grant nearly 3 million stock options to its directors and employees, exercisable for a period of three years at $1.20 per share.
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