Bitcoin mining company Luxor Technologies has released Antminer-compatible firmware designed to maximize miner efficiency.
Luxor Technologies, a Bitcoin mining software and services company, has released LuxOS, a third-party Antminer-compatible firmware designed and engineered entirely in the United States.
A press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine describes firmware as “a type of software designed to provide specific operating instructions to computing hardware. For Bitcoin miners, firmware allows them to adjust the performance of the ASIC chips in their Bitcoin mining rigs to optimize for higher hash rates and better power efficiency.
When mining profitability is low, miners can use firmware to increase machine power efficiency to increase gross profit. When profitability is high, miners can use firmware to increase the machine’s hash rate in an attempt to quickly return on investment.
Luxor CEO Nick Hansen explains how, “We have received consistent feedback from our partners that the market lacks custom firmware designed and engineered in the US to help increase mining margins. The Luxor team is uniquely positioned to build this product and we are excited to open the firmware for old and new partners,”
According to the press release, LuxOS is now available for Bitmain Antminer S19 series and S9 series Bitcoin miners. The Luxor team specifically builds firmware using Rust, and doesn’t rely on open source options like CG miners. Additionally, Bitcoin miners using LuxOS will receive discounted fees when using the Luxor bitcoin mining pool.