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Bitmain Antminer KS3: Exploring the Powerful Kaspa (KAS) Mining Hardware

Author: Madilyn Robinson
Bitmain recently announced their Antminer KS3 ASIC mining hardware for the Kaspa (KAS) crypto currency. This device has powerful specs, boasting an 8.3 TH/s hash rate and 3188 Watts of power usage, which adds up to 0.38 J/GHs power efficiency. This makes it about fourteen times more powerful than a single RTX 3070 graphics card. With the current total network hashrate of Kaspa (KAS) at just over 1.16 PH/s, a few hundred Antminer KS3 devices would effectively double it. Though the actual price of the hardware has not been declared yet, speculation puts it in the range of tens of thousands. Bitmain intends to start shipping their KS3 miners in August.

Once the devices are up and running, the profitability of the KAS mining process is expected to dramatically decrease. Even with an expected rise in the price, FPGA and GPU mining will become unprofitable when compared to the power of the KS3. However, the current profitability of KAS mining is over $2500 per day, meaning there may be time left to acquire some KAS coins before the next spike.

In conclusion, the upcoming Antminer KS3 ASIC miner from Bitmain promises huge speed and power efficiency gains for Kaspa (KAS) miners, but this comes with a hefty price tag. Although the exact price is yet to be determined, the cost of the hardware implies it will be significant. The introduction of this technology will make FPGA and GPU mining unprofitable, however those currently mining this coin have a window of opportunity to take advantage of the high profitability of KAS mining before the devices are released in August.

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