Sustainable digital asset mining platform Merkle Standard announced on January 21, 2022, a new purchase order with Bitmain Technologies for 13,500 ASIC mining rigs. The miners will be deployed at the company's flagship 225MW site in Eastern Washington, which has expansion capacity up to 500 MW.
Miner Purchase Details
The acquisition includes 6,000 latest-generation Bitmain S19 XP machines, delivering a hash rate of 140 TH/s and power efficiency of 21.5 J/TH, significantly improving operating capability. These units will be delivered in monthly allotments from July to December 2022. The order also includes 7,500 Bitmain S19J Pro miners, each with a maximum hash rate of 100 TH/s, to be shipped from July to September 2022.
Efficiency and Sustainability Commitment
Merkle Standard CEO Ruslan Zinurov stated: "This purchase from our strategic partner, Bitmain, reflects Merkle Standard's commitment to becoming one of the most efficient and sustainably focused miners." The company aims to build North America's most efficient vertically integrated self-mining platform with a negative carbon footprint. The new miners will enable an average efficiency of 25.5 W/TH.
Strategic Partnership and Market Position
Bitmain's Irene Gao commented: "Our growing strategic partnership with Merkle Standard reflects the continued success of the company and how it positions itself to become a market leader by leveraging Bitmain's latest Bitcoin mining technology." The Washington facility is central to Merkle Standard's vision of building power infrastructure and becoming one of North America's largest mining platforms.
Merkle Standard is a premier digital asset mining company focused on sustainability, with its flagship 225MW power infrastructure expandable to 500MW. This purchase demonstrates the company's determination to lead the market through efficiency and environmental responsibility.