Early Users of Bitmain’s New Miner are Dissatisfied with Quality of AntMiner B3
Mining equipment monster Bitmain has been scrutinized more than one of its most recent mining items, the AntMiner B3, with Chinese clients making assertions about its marketing strategies and quality control.
As indicated by a blog entry from the AntMiner’s authentic WeChat account, the new item – devoted to mining BTM, the local token of the Bytom blockchain – was propelled on April 25, one day after the Bytom group propelled its mainnet.
Estimated at 17,000 Chinese yuan (or $2,600) per unit, the primary clump of 25,000 B3 miners was strikingly sold out in seconds after the beginning of the deal.
While the AntMiner B3’s legitimate determinations tout a figuring energy of 750 hashes for each second, protests from the principal group of purchasers in China soon developed, claiming that Bitmain had essentially misrepresented the item’s energy ability in its marketing.
As indicated by a nearby news source, the question emerged after an underlying test by miners in China said the AntMiner B3 can just create 500– 600 hashes for each second, a distinction that fundamentally decreases their computed benefits from a 47 BTM every day to as low as single digit generation.
As more protests have developed in the neighborhood group in the course of recent weeks, miners have moved to shape bunches on social informing app WeChat and have shared their discoveries of the mining gadget on Chinese Q&A site Zhihu.
Different charges that have from that point forward been circling over the online networking incorporate doubts that Bitmain is utilizing used segments to produce the B3.
Accordingly, a devoted Weibo account that cases to ensure the privileges of the B3 purchasers was also made on May 19, in an offer to request refunds from the mining goliath.
As per a post from the activists’ Weibo page, a gathering of B3 buyers went by Bitmain’s office in Beijing on Monday to talk about an answer for the issue. While the gathering apparently included less than 10 individuals, the gathering saw neighborhood policemen present to guarantee the discussion was serene.
In view of a news report from Sina, miners from the gathering said Bitmain communicated readiness to settle items that have hashing power issues, yet would not consider refunding clients. The firm is rather open to settling the issue through a lawful procedure, according to the report.
While Bitmain presently can’t seem to react to CoinDesk’s inquiry for additional remarks, the company was cited in another nearby news report on Thursday surrendering there are issues with some B3s. However, Bitmain elucidated that gadgets with issues just speak to one percent of creation up until now, in light of its inward examinations. The company also denied the allegation that it was offering used items.
In light of the allegation that it misrepresented the specs of the mining machine in its marketing, Bitmain remarked: “Mining machines are in essence investment products … The profit and the price of the token adjust based on the market dynamics. As such nothing could be guaranteed by any company or any individual.”
