On September 19, 2023, Microbt, the manufacturer of bitcoin (BTC) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rigs, revealed its intentions to introduce an innovative mining machine with an efficiency rating of 1X joules per terahash (J/T). This announcement from Microbt closely follows Canaan’s recent release of the A1466I, which also claims an efficiency rating of 1X J/T or approximately 19.5 J/T. Meanwhile, Bitmain is gearing up to launch a new series later this week, antici...