LuxOS will enable power target transitions within 30 to 60 seconds while machines continue to hash, according to Luxor.
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Bitcoin mining infrastructure firm Luxor Technology Corporation has committed $100 million to purchase WhatsMiner rigs from MicroBT as part of an expanded partnership. MicroBT has also signed a term sheet to make a strategic investment in Luxor through its investment manager Inflection Technology Ltd., though the size of that investment was not disclosed.
The announcement was made on Sunday via a joint statement. As part of the deal, Luxor will extend its LuxOS firmware to support MicroBT WhatsMiner machines, giving operators access to capabilities beyond the rigs' standard factory settings.
LuxOS will enable power target transitions within 30 to 60 seconds while machines continue to hash, according to Luxor. The firmware will also improve ramp-up time across curtailment events, and Luxor said it will roll out support for WhatsMiner rigs in phases.
Operators running LuxOS on WhatsMiner machines will gain access to Luxor's full suite of services, including mining pool access, hashrate derivatives, energy services, and fleet management through Luxor Commander. LuxOS currently runs on more than 300,000 BTC mining rigs globally.
"Our clients have been asking for WhatsMiner firmware for years, and we have shipped a product that is going to help deliver significant profitability and usability benefits," said Lauren Lin, head of hardware and software at Luxor.
The deal deepens a commercial and financial relationship between the two firms, with MicroBT gaining a stake in the firmware and infrastructure provider it is now integrated with. No timeline for the investment closing was provided in the statement.
Beyond BTC mining, Luxor has been expanding into adjacent infrastructure. In December, the company said it was moving into GPUs, servers, storage, and networking to support Bitcoin miners building AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.
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