All $2092 Antminer HS3 ASICs for Handshake cryptocurrency mining sold out in 27 seconds

By the end of the year, Bitmain prepared new ASICs for mining the Handshake cryptocurrency. The company planned to sell new

devices during the last ten days of the month, but all new items were sold out much faster.

What is known

Handshake is listed on eight cryptocurrency exchanges. The market capitalization of the digital asset is $13.86 billion, although it recently exceeded $14 billion.

According to thematic resources, one AntminerHS3 brings in $16 per day, excluding electricity costs. The performance of one ASIC is 9 Thesh / s with a consumption of 2079 watts. Bitmain valued each terahash at $232 and offered compensation in case of deviation from the declared performance level.

The cost of Antminer HS3 was $2092. The company expected to sell all equipment from 20 to 31 December. However, all ASICs were sold out in 27 seconds after the start of sales.