{"id":71770,"date":"2022-12-21T16:36:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T14:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=71770"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:01:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:01:25","slug":"bitmain-launches-handshake-asic-miner-altcoin-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/bitmain-launches-handshake-asic-miner-altcoin-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitmain launches Handshake ASIC miner; altcoin falls."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The mining equipment maker Bitmain sold out the batch of Antminer HS3 devices for Handshake (HNS) mining in 27 seconds. The coin fell 2% in 24 hours.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\\\">\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\\\">\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-width=\\\"500\\\" data-dnt=\\\"true\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Wow that was SO FAST\ud83d\ude40<a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ANTMINER?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#ANTMINER<\/a> HS3 was sold out in only 2\u20e3\ufe0f7\u20e3\ufe0f seconds\u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Thank you everyone for your support\u2764\ufe0f Stay tuned for our next batch\ud83e\udee1<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcacWelcome to comment below on what kind of miners you expect the most\u263a\ufe0f <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/gRKfMYREiL\\\">pic.twitter.com\/gRKfMYREiL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BITMAIN (@BITMAINtech) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BITMAINtech\/status\/1605404203542728704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">December 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to the specifications, the miner generates a hash rate of 9 TH\/s and delivers an energy efficiency of 231 J\/TH with a power consumption of 2079 W. The installation price, including December delivery, was $2,092.<\/p>\n<p>An AntPool mining pool affiliated with the company added support for the altcoin with zero fees &#8220;for a limited time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-lang=\\\"en\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">We have officially launched HNS!\ud83c\udf89\ud83e\udd73 For a limited period of time only, mine HNS at 0\ufe0f\u20e3 fee on ANTPOOL. Check out our HNS mining tutorial here: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUH6zZ1z3q\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/wUH6zZ1z3q<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/st0dttMW4N\\\">pic.twitter.com\/st0dttMW4N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANTPOOL (@AntPoolofficial) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntPoolofficial\/status\/1605399272626610176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">December 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>HNS mining is also supported by ASIC devices from the Goldshell team.<\/p>\n<p>The Handshake project aims to create a decentralized domain-name system on a public blockchain. The native token HNS enables registering, transferring, and updating internet names.<\/p>\n<p>On December 20 Bitmain hosted a conference titled &#8220;Low-capitalization assets with mining potential \u2014 Can HNS reform the domain-name system?&#8221; The event focused on the mining prospects of the altcoin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\\\">\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\\\">\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-width=\\\"500\\\" data-dnt=\\\"true\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">1\u20e3\ufe0f day till the <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ANTMINER?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#ANTMINER<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HS3?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#HS3<\/a> Launch Event<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49Small cap assets with mining potential\u2014 Will HNS reform the domain name system?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udde3Join us for decentralized domain name project <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HNS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@HNS<\/a> &#038; HNS mining opportunities<\/p>\n<p>\u23f0Dec. 20 8PM (UTC+8)\ud83d\udff07AM EST<br \/>\ud83c\udf81Surprise from <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntPoolofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@AntPoolofficial<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/F9ShENmQmm\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/F9ShENmQmm<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/1w4YWWK6Ap\\\">pic.twitter.com\/1w4YWWK6Ap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BITMAIN (@BITMAINtech) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BITMAINtech\/status\/1604831437340823552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">December 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to AntPool&#8217;s site, mining HNS can yield up to $0.0015 per 1 GH (0.001 TH) per day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image\\\"><img decoding=\\\"async\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/KRul3XyvAZ5d8fT2_MiuNKuVYRqMPbCE-IAq1AJX96WfRkgLg1h5SHnefy7keuyaBwovb7BtjQTugLhyQPGCRoKlL-b3vM6RsydOGg6GDQqQ2p9zx5XenHDsT2Q3uNoUIiqMRCdYgclGPr8_La3VbTUwMH7t8ZCrJzGKZFEsa1KyYao0i0s5_jGdHNNeDA\\\" alt=\\\"Bitmain releases Handshake ASIC miner. The altcoin reacted with a decline\\\"\/><figcaption>Data: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.antpool.com\/home\\\">AntPool<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The token price spiked following the sale news, but in the subsequent correction HNS fell 2% in 24 hours to around $0.025 (<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/handshake\\\">CoinGecko<\/a>). Relative to its May 2021 peak of $0.85, the asset has fallen 97%. The market capitalization is about $13.5 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image\\\"><img decoding=\\\"async\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/0ltlmECcEs_F7mJN47nRqHXoAyC3FcFWJEac-a2d7-DuIxOO_OLzx3scZT6GEaPVphdqkT9O1T-BsJt2wTpYHbI2j4Ldh55MDm24mqpkE5Do_VCPstG2c3rZFXAEkyuStfcyZ2KWjeW8Si1w6TUTp34tj0SxaZC20o9s1caenbiXJoJSrRLg-aFV8jA5bw\\\" alt=\\\"Bitmain releases Handshake ASIC miner. The altcoin reacted with a decline\\\"\/><figcaption>Data: CoinGecko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In July, Bitmain <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bitmain-announces-start-of-sales-for-ethereum-miner-antminer-e9\">began selling<\/a> the new Antminer E9 for Ethereum mining. In September the network of the second-largest cryptocurrency <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-activates-the-merge-blockchain-shifts-to-pos\">moved to<\/a> the consensus algorithm <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/proof-of-stake-how-it-works-and-why-it-is-so-popular\">Proof-of-Stake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog&#8217;s bitcoin news on our <a href=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 crypto news, prices and analytics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitmain, the mining equipment maker, sold out the batch of Antminer HS3 devices for Handshake (HNS) mining in 27 seconds. 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