The Evolution Of SHA256
All miners are owned by @TheCoinDad & all photos are from the actual collection
Let's get startedTotal Unit Count:
Bitmain Miners
Released: May 2016
Hash Rate: 13TH/s
Wattage: 1432w
Rarity: Extremely Rare
Released: August 2015
Hash Rate: 7.72TH/s
Wattage: 3436w
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Note: The S5+ is the holy grail of Bitmain miners. It was a triple S5 design, and were available in very limited quantity. Only a single small batch was produced and the sale only ran for 10 days. These units were valued at 10 Bitcoin each upon release.
Released: April 2014
Hash Rate: 1TH/s
Wattage: 1100w
Rarity: Very Rare
Note: Drove 2800 miles to purchase in person. Refurbish at BMM shop.
Released: January 2014
Hash Rate: 2.5GH/s
Wattage: 2w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Donated By: Rick aka Ghost from the Netherlands
MicroBT Whatsminer Miners
Released: March 2018
Hash Rate: 12TH/s
Wattage: 2000w
Rarity: Rare
Signed by:
- Zuoxing Yang
founder and CEO of MicroBT. - Wright Wang (Xin Wang)
Marketing & Sales Director of MicroBT.
Avalon Miners
Released: October 2018
Hash Rate: 17TH/s
Wattage: 1700w
Rarity: Very Rare
Donated By: Marc Fresa at ASIC.to
Released: December 2016
Hash Rate: 7TH/s
Wattage: 1100w
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Note: Signed by Avalon ASIC chip architect and CTO Chen Min.
Released: June 2013
Hash Rate: 105GH/s
Wattage: 1020w
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Autographed by:
Liu Xiangfu, Co-Founder of Avalon
Nangeng Zhang, CEO of Avalon
Ning Zhang, designer of the Avalon 2
Released: January 2013
Hash Rate: 60GH/s
Wattage: 620w
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Note:
Worlds first ASIC miner ever released. The one that started it all!
Released: January 2013
Hash Rate: 60GH/s
Wattage: 620w
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Note:
Worlds first ASIC miner ever released. The one that started it all!
BitAxe
Released: October 2024 (Whitepaper Day)
Hash Rate: 625GH/s
ASIC Chip: BM1368 ASIC (S21)
Wattage: 15w - 18w
Rarity: Ultra Rare (Qty made - 35)
Fun Fact: "Our chip provider ghosted us and in order to get chips fast we bought a hashboard and a flat grill like a blackstone to desolder and it worked and got back on track and become a chip reseller even though we didnt plan on it."
–Ix Tech
Released: October 2023
Hash Rate: 500GH/s
ASIC Chip: BM1366 ASIC (S19 XP)
Wattage: 15w
Rarity: Common
Released: November 2023
Hash Rate: 2.5TH/s
ASIC Chip: BM1366 ASIC (S19 XP)
Wattage: 66w
Braiins
Released: June 2024
Hash Rate: 1TH/s
Wattage: 40w
Rarity: Common
Note: 1st to be released in the US.
Auradine
Released: January 2024
Hash Rate: 250TH/s
ASIC Chip: 4nm
Wattage: 5250w
Cooling: Immersion-cooled
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Released: January 2024
Hash Rate: 185TH/s
ASIC Chip: 4nm
Wattage: 4070w
Cooling: Air-cooled
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Ebang
Bitfury Miners
Released: November 2018
Hash Rate: 80TH/s
Wattage: 6300w
Rarity: Semi-Common
Innosilicon
Released: September 2019
Hash Rate: 57TH/s
Wattage: 3300w
Rarity: Semi-Common
GekkoScience
Released: August 2021
Hash Rate: 200GH/s
Wattage: 15w
Rarity: Common
Donated By: DocRomaniak from Crypto-Hobby, California
Released: October 2018
Hash Rate: 23GH/s
Wattage: 2.5w
Rarity: Semi-Common
Donated By: DocRomaniak from Crypto-Hobby, California
Released: March 2017
Hash Rate: 120GH/s
Wattage: 24w
Rarity: Very Rare
Donated By: VMS Security Cloud, New Jersey
DesiweMiner
Released: June 2020
Hash Rate: 76TH/s
Wattage: 3400w
ASIC Chip: SMIC N+1
Rarity: Rare
MinerVa
Released: October 2021
Hash Rate: 76TH/s
Wattage: 3000w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Donated By: Mason CEO, Blockware Solutions, Texas
21.co
Aisen
AladdinMiner
ASICMiner
Released: May 2013
Hash Rate: 300MH/s
Wattage: 2w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Released: May 2013
Hash Rate: 300MH/s
Wattage: 2w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Released: May 2013
Hash Rate: 300MH/s
Wattage: 2w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Released: May 2013
Hash Rate: 300MH/s
Wattage: 2w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Released: May 2013
Hash Rate: 300MH/s
Wattage: 2w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Released: April 2013
Hash Rate (per blade): 10.7GH/s
Wattage (per blade): 100w
Rarity: Rare
Released: April 2013
Hash Rate (per blade): 10.7GH/s
Wattage (per blade): 100w
Rarity: Rare
Bee Computing
Bitcrane
Released: August 2014
Hash Rate: 1TH/s
Wattage: 900w
Rarity: Very Rare
Donated By: VMS Security Cloud, New Jersey
Bitgretiefter
Bitshopper
Black Arrow
BTCFPGA
Released: March 2012
Hash Rate: 250MH/s / piece
(1GH/s total)
Chips: FPGA - Spartan 6
Wattage: 10w / piece
(40w total)
Rarity: Ultra Rare Historic
Note: Less than 900 made. It mined 50BTC blocks during 1st epoch and is signed by the Founder aka CablePair.
Released: Feburary 2012
Rarity: Ultra Rare Historic
Note: Original 1 of 1 prototype ModMiner board signed by the Founder aka CablePair.
BTCGarden
Butterfly Labs
Released: April 2014
Hash Rate: 25GH/s
Wattage: 150w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Released: April 2014
Hash Rate: 30GH/s
Wattage: 180w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Released: April 2014
Hash Rate: 50GH/s
Wattage: 250w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
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CoinTerra
Released: January 2014
Hash Rate: 1.7TH/s
Wattage: 2000W
Rarity: Very Rare
Note: Cost was $6000/pc USD and performed 20% lower then the 2TH advertised.
Dragonmint
ePIC
Released: January 2023
Hash Rate: 112TH/s
Wattage: 3700w
Manufacturer: ePIC Blockchain Technologies
Units produced (publicly announced): 5000 units
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Note: The ePIC BlockMiner™ model 520i is a immersion ready Bitcoin miner powered by ePIC UMC. This model features Intel® Blockscale™ chips that offer a range of performance and efficiency.
Gridseed
Released: July 2016
Hash Rate: 2GH/s SHA256 / Scrypt
Wattage: 1.5w
Rarity: Very Rare
Released: June 2014
Hash Rate: 8GH/s SHA256 / 330KH/s Scrypt
Wattage: 60w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Released: June 2014
Hash Rate: 8GH/s SHA256 / 330KH/s Scrypt
Wattage: 60w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Released: June 2014
Hash Rate: 8GH/s SHA256 / 330KH/s Scrypt
Wattage: 60w
Rarity: Semi-Rare
Hashfast
Intel
Released: August 2022
Hash Rate: 105TH/s
Wattage: 3800W
Rarity: Rare
KnCMiner
Nokia
Released: 2010
Hash Rate: 150Kh/s
Power: Cell Battery
Chip: TI OMAP 3430
Rarity: One of a kind
Note: The first p2p bitcoin transaction occurred dec 7, 2010 using a nokia N900 which required the cell to be a full node, miner, and a wallet client.
RockMiner
Spondoolies-Tech
Released: March 2014
Hash Rate: 1.4TH/s
Wattage: 1250w
Rarity: Very Rare
Donated By: HMTech, Graham NC
TechnoBit
Released: September 2013
Hash Rate: 42GH/s
ASIC Chip: 55nm Avalon chips
Wattage: 90w
Rarity: Very Rare
Note: Cost was roughly $1000 USD. Mostly sold in Europe.