WDMS Global 2026 was held in Hong Kong on Aug. 27-28, bringing together mining industry participants to discuss PoW infrastructure, advanced cooling systems, AI data center integration, and renewable energy use in digital-asset computing. At the event, BITMAIN introduced its new ANTMINER S23 XP Hyd. hydro-cooling server, with an efficiency rating of 8.9 J/T and 600T of hashrate per unit. The company also announced a limited-time 50% discount price for the ANTMINER S23e U2H at $11/T. That model uses a standard 2U server form factor, delivers 865T per machine, and has an efficiency rating of 10 J/T. BITMAIN also outlined three cooperation models for combining AI and digital-asset computing loads: a buyout model, a plug-and-play option, and a light-asset hosting model priced by watt-hour. Speakers at the summit included HashKey Group Chairman and CEO Dr. Xiao Feng, Renova Energia CEO Sergio Brasil, and BitFuFu’s Sky. A roundtable featuring executives from Braiins, Cipher Tech, Projet BTU, and Renova Energia focused on new hydro-cooled data center projects. BITMAIN also presented AR30 and AR31 hydro-cooling products designed to connect computing capacity to existing data centers.

Bitcoin Asia 2026 is scheduled for Aug. 27-28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, with BTC Inc. organizing the event. According to the published agenda, the conference will bring together developers, mining and hash-rate companies, institutional investors, and policymakers from across the Bitcoin ecosystem. The agenda centers on institutional allocation, compliance frameworks, and capital links between East and West. The event, described by the organizer as Asia’s largest Bitcoin-focused conference, has been held annually in Hong Kong since its first edition in 2024, making this year’s gathering the third. In addition to the main stage and expo hall, the program includes an institutional and capital markets day, a Deal Day matchmaking session, a broader Bitcoin Week schedule of side events, and a digital art exhibition area. Speakers listed for the event include Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Network School founder and CEO Balaji Srinivasan, Hong Kong lawmaker Johnny Ng, Nakamoto Inc. chairman and CEO David Bailey, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich, WBTC adviser Justin Sun, Morgan Creek Digital managing partner Mark Yusko, and others. The published schedule also outlines a wide range of side events on Aug. 27, Aug. 28, and Aug. 30 across Hong Kong.

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