What Bitmain does

Bitmain (legal entity: BITMAIN Technologies Holding Company, incorporated under Hong Kong law with operational roots in Beijing) is a privately held designer and manufacturer of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining hardware for cryptocurrency mining. Founded in 2013 by Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan, the company controls over 80% of the global Bitcoin ASIC mining hardware market. Its product portfolio spans the ANTMINER brand of SHA256, Scrypt, and Equihash ASIC miners (S21 and S23 series in air-cooled and hydro-cooled variants), the ANTSPACE line of industrial-scale hydro-cooling container solutions for mining data centers (including the HW7 2 MW container at $169,000 per unit), and the ANTRACK dual-use heating-plus-hashrate system. Energy efficiency has improved to 9.5 J/T on flagship models, positioning Bitmain's hardware as among the most efficient commercially available.

Bitmain generates revenue primarily through direct hardware sales via an enterprise bulk-order channel (orders of 100+ units routed through four regional sales teams covering North America, EMEA/South America, Asia/Australia/Africa, and CIS countries) and a self-serve e-commerce storefront for individual buyers. Per-unit pricing ranges from $1,728 for the entry-level S21e Hyd to $169,000 for the ANTSPACE HW7 container, with the Antminer S23 Hydro generating over $1 billion in pre-orders and American Bitcoin Corp. alone committing $314 million to a 16,000-rig purchase. The customer base consists predominantly of large-scale cryptocurrency mining operators and data-center operators, including HIVE Digital Technologies, Hyperscale Data, AVAX One Technology, BitVentures, Luxxfolio, GoMining, and DL Holdings. Beyond hardware, Bitmain operates an integrated mining ecosystem through subsidiaries: AntPool (mining pool), BitFuFu (cloud mining platform managing ~36 EH/s as of September 2025), Antalpha (Bitcoin-backed lending, IPO'd May 2025 with Tether holding 8.2%), ANTSENTRY (monitoring), and ANTRESALE (secondary market for used mining equipment). The company is expanding into US-based manufacturing (Texas or Florida facility, 250 workers) and exploring adjacent verticals such as AI/HPC data centers and heating applications, while navigating ongoing US national security scrutiny including the DHS 'Operation Red Sunset' investigation and Senator Warren's probe.

Name

Bitmain

Legal name

BITMAIN Technologies Holding Company

Website

https://shop.bitmain.com/zh

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Bitmain is a privately held Chinese-Hong Kong-domiciled designer and manufacturer of ASIC cryptocurrency mining hardware, controlling over 80% of the global Bitcoin ASIC market. It serves large-scale mining operators worldwide through its ANTMINER, ANTSPACE, and ANTRACK product lines and integrated mining-pool, cloud-mining, and financing subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cryptocurrency Mining Hardware

NAICS

Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532)

akta.pro primary industry

Mining Hardware (ASIC/GPU) Manufacturing & Distribution (FSADAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Proof-of-Work (PoW) Mining Operations (FSADAOAA), Mining Hosting, Colocation & Managed Facilities (FSADAOAE), Mining Software, Firmware & Monitoring Platforms (FSADAOAF), Mining Infrastructure & Energy Procurement (Power, Cooling, Grid Services) (FSADAOAG), Cloud Mining & Hashrate Marketplace Services (FSADAOAC)

Keywords

• ASIC mining hardware
• Bitcoin miners
• Cryptocurrency mining
• Hydro cooling solutions
• Mining farm infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. ASIC Mining Hardware Sales: Sale of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ASIC mining machines including Antminer S21 XP, S23 Hydro, S23e, L9, and other models. Revenue generated through direct sales via official website and bulk orders.
2. Data Center Cooling Solutions: Sale of hydro-cooling container solutions (ANTSPACE HW7) and cooling packages for large-scale mining and data center operations
3. Mining Farm Equipment: Sale of ANTSPACE heaters and heating solutions for mining operations that generate both compute power and thermal energy

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Bitmain designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance ASIC cryptocurrency mining hardware under the ANTMINER brand, including Bitcoin (SHA256), Litecoin/Dogecoin (Scrypt), and Zcash (Equihash) miners with industry-leading energy efficiency (as low as 9.5 J/T). The company complements its hardware with ANTSPACE hydro-cooling container infrastructure for large-scale data centers and the ANTRACK 'hashrate + heating' dual-use solution that converts mining waste heat into usable thermal energy for buildings.

Product overview

BITMAIN is a cryptocurrency mining hardware manufacturer offering a portfolio of ASIC miners and mining infrastructure solutions. The core product line consists of ANTMINER branded Bitcoin ASIC miners (S21, S23 series) with varying cooling technologies (air-cooled and hydro-cooling), complemented by altcoin miners for Litecoin, Zcash, and other cryptocurrencies. Supporting infrastructure includes ANTSPACE hydro-cooling container solutions and ANTRACK heating systems that enable dual-use mining and heating applications. The products range from consumer-grade miners to industrial-scale data center containers with multi-megawatt capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ANTMINER: Bitmain's primary brand for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ASIC miners, including product lines such as Antminer S21 XP, Antminer S23 Hydro, and Antminer L9.

Products and services

• Bitcoin Miner S23 Hyd. SHA256 hydro-cooling Bitcoin miner delivering 580 TH/s hashrate with 9.5 J/T energy efficiency, designed for high-performance Bitcoin mining operations. Priced at $17,400 per unit.
• Bitcoin Miner U3S23H High-capacity SHA256 hydro-cooling miner with 1160 TH/s hashrate, 11020W power consumption, and 9.5 J/T efficiency for large-scale Bitcoin mining. Priced at $34,800 per unit.
• Bitcoin Miner S21 XP Hyd. SHA256 hydro-cooling Bitcoin miner with 473 TH/s hashrate, 5676W power consumption, and 12 J/T energy efficiency. Priced at $10,170 per unit.
• Bitcoin Miner S21j XP Hyd. SHA256 hydro-cooling Bitcoin miner offering 495 TH/s hashrate, 5940W power consumption, and 12 J/T efficiency for mining operations. Priced at $8,415 per unit.
• Bitcoin Miner S21e Hyd. SHA256 hydro-cooling Bitcoin miner with 288 TH/s hashrate, 4896W power consumption, and 17 J/T energy efficiency for efficient mining. Priced at $1,728 per unit.
• Zcash Miner Z15 Pro Equihash algorithm miner for Zcash (ZEC) mining with 840 KSOL/s hashrate, 2780W power consumption, and 3.31 J/KSol efficiency. Priced at $4,999 per unit.
• ANTMINER S23e U2H Air-cooled/upgraded hydro Bitcoin miner variant in the S23 series lineup for SHA256 mining.
• ANTMINER L9 Litecoin and Dogecoin miner using Scrypt algorithm, part of Bitmain's altcoin mining product line.
• ANTSPACE HW7 40-foot hydro-cooling container solution providing 2MW cooling capacity for large-scale Bitcoin mining data centers, supporting 396 standard miners or 242 2U miners. Priced at $169,000 per unit.
• AR1901 Hydro-Cooling Package Hydro-cooling package with 1172 TH capacity, 24kW power, compatible with S19 XP+ Hyd. miners, featuring 50°C heating capacity for dual-use mining and heating applications. Priced at $6,204 per unit.
• AR1902 Hydro-Cooling Package Next-generation hydro-cooling package designed for diverse customer needs across various application scenarios.
• ANTRACK Heating Solution Hashrate and heating solution combining Bitcoin mining with building heating, enabling dual-use of mining infrastructure for energy efficiency. Recognized with 2026 SEE REAL ESTATE Energy Innovation Award.
• ANTSPACE Series Container Solutions Line of hydro-cooling container solutions including HW5, HW7, PTC heater, PH, HK3, HD5, MD5, and AZAL1 models for large-scale mining deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Antminer S23 Hydro achieves 9.5 J/T energy efficiency
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BTC EcosystemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2026BTC Ecosystem announced strategic initiative with AntPool and Bitmain to expand Bitcoin infrastructure development in 2026, focusing on S21 Pro hardware with energy efficiency below 15J/T, standardized liquid cooling deployment, and potential customized sidechain verification chips for Layer 2 zero-knowledge proof computation.
• AntPoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBitmain's affiliate mining pool and strategic partner for Bitcoin infrastructure development, with integrated ecosystem collaboration including hardware supply and pool operations.
• BitFuFucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic partner and cloud mining platform that integrates Bitmain hardware, managing approximately 36.0 EH/s of hashrate as of September 2025. Offers ANTMINER S21+ Hyd. for purchase and hosting.
• AntalphacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBitmain's strategic partner offering Bitcoin-backed lending and equipment financing to mining operators, with Tether holding 8.2% stake.
• American Bitcoin Corp.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor US customer that purchased 16,000 Bitmain mining rigs for $314 million (August 2025), backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., expanding fleet to approximately 89,242 machines. Subject of US regulatory scrutiny.
• Hyperscale DataminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHyperscale Data ordered 2,000 Bitmain S21 Pro Bitcoin miners to double its mining capacity, with Michigan data center expansion for AI and mining operations.
• HIVE Digital TechnologiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHIVE Digital Technologies acquired 2,667 Bitmain S21 XP ASIC miners for its Paraguay facility, achieving 290% year-over-year hashrate growth.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• MicroBT: MicroBT designs and manufactures WhatsMiner ASIC Bitcoin mining hardware and is Bitmain's most direct global competitor in SHA256 mining rigs, contesting the 80%+ market share.
• Canaan: Canaan designs and sells Avalon brand ASIC miners, competing head-to-head with Bitmain's Antminer line across retail and enterprise crypto mining hardware customers.
• Bitfury: Bitfury designs proprietary ASIC chips and operates mining infrastructure, making it a direct peer in cryptocurrency mining hardware manufacturing and large-scale hosting.
• Bitdeer Technologies: Bitdeer was spun off from Bitmain and operates cloud-based mining hosting built on Bitmain hardware; it is a closely related peer across ASIC procurement and mining-as-a-service, also competing in retail miner sales.

Broad incumbents

• Marathon Digital Holdings: Marathon is one of the largest publicly listed Bitcoin miners and a Bitmain enterprise customer; it provides scale benchmarks for ASIC procurement, fleet operations, and the energy-cost dynamics that drive Bitmain hardware demand.
• Riot Platforms: Riot operates industrial-scale Bitcoin mining and is a significant Bitmain ASIC buyer, comparable as an enterprise customer and as a vertically integrated miner exposed to the same J/T efficiency race.
• HIVE Digital Technologies: HIVE Digital operates large-scale crypto mining facilities and recently acquired 2,667 Bitmain S21 XP units, making it a relevant peer in mining operations and a real-time signal of Bitmain enterprise demand.
• Iris Energy: Iris Energy operates renewable-powered Bitcoin mining data centers and is a Bitmain enterprise customer, comparable as an institutional mining operator with overlapping exposure to power-cost-driven hardware refresh cycles.
• Stronghold Digital Mining: Stronghold operates vertically integrated Bitcoin mining and behind-the-meter energy infrastructure, comparable in scale of mining operations and use of dedicated power and cooling capacity.

Others

• Tether: Tether holds 8.2% of Antalpha (Bitmain's financing subsidiary) functioning as an ecosystem enabler through stablecoin liquidity and lending to Bitmain-financed mining operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BITMAINtech
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Bitmain_official
• Facebookfacebook.com/Bitmain

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors14 records

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M&A1 record

Investments45 records

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