Marathon bought 70,000 Antminer S19 Pro from Bitmain for $ 170 million
Marathon Patent Group, a North American bitcoin mining company, has announced the purchase of 70,000 Antminer S19 ASIC miners from Bitmain. The deal amounted to $ 170 million. Marathon Chairman and CEO Merrick Okamoto said the deal was the largest single dollar order Bitmain has ever received in its history. In addition, the equipment ordered is three times larger than the existing arsenal of Marathon. The first batch of 7,000 Antminer S-19 Marathon will receive…