Bitmain is to build a $500m blockchain data centre and mining facility in Texas, set for completion at the end of the year. The $12bn bitcoin mining company is also looking to make an overseas initial public offering. In its latest annual report, filed with Nasdaq on Thursday, Chinese tech Meanwhile, Coinmint announced plans to create a bitcoin mining facility in New York in June, and Canadian firm Hut 8 launched its second mining facility in July.
Bitmain is to build a $500m blockchain data centre and mining facility in Texas, set for completion at the end of the year. The $12bn bitcoin mining company is also looking to make an overseas initial public offering. Bitmain is looking for a project manager and data centre site manager for the facility, and plans to create 400 local jobs in the first two years. Meanwhile, Coinmint announced plans to create a bitcoin mining facility in New York in June, and Canadian firm Hut 8 launched its second mining facility in July.