Bitcoin Surge Drives Cost of Mining Machines in China, More Buyers From Russia

The cost of Bitcoin mining machines has surged sharply in Shenzhen, China, following the recent spike in the Bitcoin price.

According to a recent report by a Beijing-based newspaper Wen Wei Po, the price of Ant mining machines developed and produced by Bitmain, has increased 30% from the previous year.

Affected by the surge in Bitcoin prices, the price of Bitcoin mining machines in Shenzhen, China has risen sharply, up 30% from last year, and the buyers are mainly from Russia, the United States, Canada and other places. In particular, the cheap electricity price in Russia makes…

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Further, some of these machines have been in higher demand, the report added. Investors from Russia, Ethiopia, the United States and Canada have “purchased hundreds or even thousands of units,” Shenzhen-based merchants revealed.

The spike in Bitcoin mining machine prices is attributed to high market enthusiasm after Bitcoin surged past $106,000, on Monday. President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve, fueled the price of Bitcoin.

One merchant noted that the Antminer S21 335T is priced at $5,600 each, a 30% increase from 2023.

“The price of Bitcoin is now high, and many people are rushing to buy it,” the merchant told the publication. “There is no need to worry about selling mining machines, and they are now out of stock.”

Per the official website of Bitmain, the 473T S21 XP water-cooled costs 73,900 Renminbi ($10124).

Russia’s Cheap Electricity Attract More Bitcoin Mining Machines

According to the merchant, few miners from Russia, and other nations have imported hundreds of new BTC mining machines. Some of them have even traded thousands of machines, he added.

Another business owner predicted that the next year will be the real bull market for Bitcoin.

“By then, mining machines will also usher in a bull market, prices will rise further, and shortages will become even worse.”

Meanwhile, with great crude oil and natural gas production output, Russia enjoys some of the cheapest electricity prices in the world.

“I opened a mine in Russia to mine Bitcoin. I have hundreds of machines,” a business owner noted. “The electricity cost there is only more than 2 cents, which is very cheap. I earn 12,000 yuan a day.”