BITMAIN AntRouter R1: 1st WiFi Device with a BTC Mining Chip

The AntRouter R1 is a wireless networking device containing a bitcoin mining chip. The R1 is preconfigured to mine on AntPool’s solo mode, meaning that as long as the device is powered, you are competing for a chance to solve a block and win the entire block reward of 12,5 bitcoins.

Main features of the AntRouter R1:

• General Wireless Router
• Mini WiFi Access Point
• High Speed USB Charger
• Bitcoin Mining Host 
• Bitcoin Mining Hashrate: 5,5 GH/s

See it in action - mining with a AntRouter R1 device:

This is a good mining device for home use. The hashrate is not quite high but it can be used for home-based bitcoin mining without any problems. 5.5 GH/s can be also pointed to any other SHA-256 cryptocurrency.

Antminer S9 - Bitmain - 14 Th/s

Antminer S9 is built on the BM1387 ASIC Chip. It is the world’s most efficient bitcoin mining chip in 2016/17. FinFET technology delivers 0.098 J/GHs. Each Antminer S9 has 189 chips inside.

Antminer S9 technical data sheet:

• Bitcoin Mining Hashrate: 11TH/s (Batch 22) & 14TH/s (Batch 23)
• Power Usage: 1078W +10% (Batch 22) & 1372W +10% (Batch 23)
• Efficiency: 0.098 J/GH +10%
• Device Dimensions: 350mm(L) x 135mm(W) x 158mm(H)
• Temperature when mining up to 40°C

Antminer S9 has also a very friendly user interface which allows you to start mining bitcoin on the way - no advanced setup is needed in order to run the device.

The Antminer S9 has a hashrate of 14 Th/s and a nominal power consumption of 1375 watts

Zcash Online Miners

Hashflare offers new 1-year contracts for Zcash mining using the Equihash mining algorithm. You can buy online miners for Zcash cryptocurrency and start mining instantly.

Prices of ZCash Cloud Miners

The price of Zcash miners are as follows:

• 1 H/s for 12 months - $42
• 2 H/s for 12 months - $82
• 5 H/s for 12 months - $210
• 10 H/s for 12 months - $420

You can pay with PayPal, credit card or directly with bitcoin. Cloud Zcash mining will be active for the whole year.

Buy Zcash Cloud Mining Power

Online mining power for Zcash using Equihash is limited. Now you can get a 10% discount using the following Hashflare promo code: HF16HLLWN10 (valid until November 6, 2016).

Zcash pool settings will become available on November 21.