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Title: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on February 27, 2019, 04:54:41 PM
I would like to start a story about Hotmine company and share the company's developments since 2013.

We've been working in secret from the bitcointalk community the last six years. Well, apparently, it is a time to share a story. I will clarify that in this thread I will post stories/facts by the year, starting from 2013.

As usual, it all started with a few enthusiasts and a rented apartment but for now our team is headquartered in Ukraine and consist of the following professionals:
2 administrative officers
2 electronics engineers
2 programers
1 data scientists
1 power engineers
1 mechanics
2 QAs
2 assemblers
1 sales team members
1 supply chain team members

COMPANY FACTS. 2013

First immersion cooling Bitcoin miner\water heater.
https://i109.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0227/41/1924ebe0c55b30711062e325cd779341.jpg

This rack with 5 servers was built on 55nm chips. Each server consisted of 2 modules of 2.5 kW (+-5%) and 2,5 Th/s.
https://i110.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0227/27/f0e286a7ba3cbc8722a9de7cee291727.jpg

The total capacity was 25 Th/s (+-5%) and 25 kW (+-5%). At that time, the server has been mining 50 bitcoins per day! Impressive isn't it? :)

Also we have been starter thread with our current development — convector miner:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5113192.0;


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on February 28, 2019, 09:30:24 AM
To confirm that we are developers and equipment manufacturers., here is a video from our CEO on the Hotmine youtube channel, which shows the process of developing in slideshow:
https://youtu.be/hS5_Rxk2W04 (https://youtu.be/hS5_Rxk2W04)

Also video from our old youtube channel with some parts of 2013 mining equipment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brDvV50WhZE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brDvV50WhZE)

As well as some photos that correspond to the videos :)
Cooling tube development:
https://i110.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0228/90/8d4cb8b5d4cdad7435ddcdddfb668390.jpg

Paper board prototype:
https://i110.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0228/f1/dfd83d3a16c2de4265c4e28875b9b0f1.jpg

Modules:
https://i109.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0228/a8/33f1290e661142d27b5f809b65b29da8.jpg

Original picture with our watermark and few servers in work::
https://i109.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0301/9b/a90ae81df6cbb4ad2ca2829667d5db9b.jpg
https://i109.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0228/c2/34662c22d01419635691d112f4033ec2.jpg


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on March 01, 2019, 09:42:10 PM
Okay, let's move on.

Hotmine.io company facts. 2014

Immersion cooling Bitcoin miner\water heater v.2

Features:
55nm ASIC chip
81 Th/s of computing power
81 KWt power consumption-highest power consumption per single mining unit for that moment

Module with chips:
https://i109.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0302/fc/572196a8b9c1796250889eaab1b38afc.jpg

Final stage of development:
https://i110.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0302/21/9b5b02a3db8e6148624d892daa5f0221.jpg
https://i110.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0302/d5/27384d9eb23ed3debf3abd0d99eb8bd5.jpg

I would like to note that the company was fully engaged and is now engaged in research and development. There was practically no sales, but the experience remained and the development continues.

Also here is video on youtube with working heater v2(Posting date not saved): https://youtu.be/HhmNJggnRiE.
Same video on the CEO's channel(Saved publication date): https://youtu.be/rOt3dNDvaaE
Videos are shown solely for history. To avoid any questions: new "hotmine" youtube channel is on the "hotmine miner" account, there are just a few videos left on the old account...  ;D

https://i109.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0302/e6/68dde3c2f9ebea374e819f127ca87ce6.jpg




Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on March 13, 2019, 01:32:17 PM
COMPANY FACTS. 2015

BitLamp - the world's first LED lamp which mines Bitcoins

Features:
• Bitcoin mining using a 55nm ASIC chip
• Illumination intensity equals to 75 W of incandescent lamp
• State-of-the-art high brightness and low power consumption
LEDs emitting warm light
• Lamp is controlled by a smartphone
• Control any number of lamps at once
Follow the link for specifications:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Z3iRmc25B3RfVj-5cf9z5a8byQHtViu1jz5TKXHcqE/

Working lamps on video: https://youtu.be/oZQQZs9dQvA

https://i110.fastpic.ru/big/2019/0313/32/1a956ca644a76877c48cb260feb42432.jpg


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: stomachgrowls on March 13, 2019, 01:56:03 PM
Why not just focused on this thread rather than on creating another one? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5113192.20


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on March 14, 2019, 12:22:02 PM
Why not just focused on this thread rather than on creating another one? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5113192.20

This thread is purely about the history of the company. The second was created to show the real-time development of a new product  ;)


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on March 14, 2019, 12:36:26 PM
COMPANY FACTS. 2016

Upgrade kit X5/X6

Solution designed to upgrade the existing S5 miners
(28nm ASIC chips) with last-gen 16nm ASIC chips.
Features:
• 16nm ASIC chip
• 3.6/7.2 Th/s of computing power
• 0.6/1.1 KWt power consumption

https://static.hotmine.io/cache/products/7/catalog_product_main_12.png

Video showing upgrade process: https://youtu.be/D70WOy3UecU


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on March 18, 2019, 02:18:45 PM
COMPANY FACTS. 2016

Immersion-cooling miner / DataTank

Designed to be deployed in a large scale
mining data-centers.
Features:
• 16nm ASIC chips
• 740 Th/s of computing power
• 75 KWt power consumption
• Heat extraction - 75 Kwt per 0.25m2

Here is photo of one working DataTank right now:
https://i110.fastpic.ru/thumb/2019/0318/22/_aac5b5c6578f312ee3f98331ce753022.jpeg (https://fastpic.ru/view/110/2019/0318/_aac5b5c6578f312ee3f98331ce753022.jpg.html)

In total 5 date tanks were collected

Video: https://youtu.be/DOmP9gRPvL4


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on March 25, 2019, 01:10:21 PM
TOP PRODUCTS. WX12

WX12 is an immersion-cooling Bitcoin miner that utilizes the
secondary product of mining - the heat

Features:
• 368 16nm ASIC chips
• 29 Th/s of computing power
• 4.4 KWt power consumption
• Upgradable in case new ASIC technology appear

WX12:
https://static.hotmine.io/cache/products/5/catalog_product_main_10.png
https://hotmine.io/en/catalog/5


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on March 28, 2019, 08:30:05 AM
TOP PRODUCTS. U6

U6 is an easy-scalable solution for household and industrial Bitcoin
mining

Features:
• 368 16nm ASIC chips
• 29 Th/s of computing power
• 4.4 KWt power consumption
• Upgradable in case new ASIC technology appear

https://static.hotmine.io/cache/products/3/catalog_product_main_7.png

Also we have boards called U6, components. If interested, contact us


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on September 15, 2019, 07:55:49 AM
Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge in Frigid Siberia
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-miners-are-heating-homes-for-free-in-frigid-siberia (https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-miners-are-heating-homes-for-free-in-frigid-siberia)

An article with Oles Slobodenyuk, CEO of Hotmine on CoinDesk


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: shield132 on September 16, 2019, 07:11:13 AM
LED lamp miners was something new for me because I have never seen such project/idea. Will be interesting if you develop better lamps and if governments start to use them for lighting in streets/highways and etc. Also your idea of bitcoin heaters is amazing, as well as I understand, you plan to make them earn bitcoin while heating home and automatically exchange those bitcoins into USD and get them deposited on bank's account to pay bills, yeah? Sounds amazing.
Seems you guys are really enthusiasts, wish you all the best.


Title: Re: Introducing Hotmine. Mining hardware developers since 2013
Post by: selo on September 28, 2019, 09:54:10 AM
A moment of nostalgia :)

https://i86.fastpic.ru/thumb/2019/0928/a2/_7bb8932346280674432282d882bacda2.jpeg (https://fastpic.ru/view/86/2019/0928/_7bb8932346280674432282d882bacda2.jpg.html)
September 28, 2013 - when the boards were made of paper.

https://i90.fastpic.ru/thumb/2019/0928/96/_46df90e96f477c0e9e72d46575b04396.jpeg (https://fastpic.ru/view/90/2019/0928/_46df90e96f477c0e9e72d46575b04396.jpg.html)
Two years ago.

https://i87.fastpic.ru/thumb/2019/0928/05/_dc7acb694dc6e41c6de70ba070d6fb05.jpeg (https://fastpic.ru/view/87/2019/0928/_dc7acb694dc6e41c6de70ba070d6fb05.jpg.html)
Five years ago..)