On March 28-29, 2024, WDMS 2024 (Global Digital Mining Summit) was successfully held in Muscat, Oman. With the theme of “Hydro-mining Wins the Desert”, the summit brought together the world’s top mining industry, blockchain ecological partners and industry experts. Guests delivered dozens of brilliant speeches on new trends in hydro-cooling mining, PoW ecological construction, mining farm construction, renewable energy, mining potential in the Middle East, and other topics, which boosted the confidence and vitality of the industry in a comprehensive way.
Mr. Salah AI Zakwani, the Chief Investment Officer of Shumookh Investment and Services, visited the venue on March 29th and welcomed the guests. He congratulated WDMS Regional 2024 and thanked the WDMS platform for making it possible for them to share the experience of desert mining and creating a better digital world.
In the afternoon of 29th, Irene Gao, VP of Mining Division, announced the heavy news – the new product ANTMINER S21 Pro was premiered on the spot, with an hashrate of up to 234T and an energy efficiency of only 15.0J/T, which once again broke through the industry record.
Hua Shuangquan, the Mining Development Manager, gave an in-depth introduction of BITMAIN’s mining solutions and services, from air-cooling, hydro-cooling to immersion-cooling, with each technology providing a full range of solutions for specific mining farm scale and layout needs. Through customized immersion-cooling miners and container systems, BITMAIN demonstrated its innovative in adapting to changing mining environments. In order to promote cooperation with high-quality mining farms, BITMAIN has proposed a number of incentives, including coupon rewards for partners who have reached cooperation standards.
Dr. Jian Yao, VP of Mining Expansion at BITMAIN, delivered a speech on ANTRACK, a plug-and-play standard hydro-cooling mining cabinet, which has three major advantages: rapid deployment and immediate benefits; low barrier to entry for hydro-cooling mining; energy recovery and secondary use, making it a hydro-cooling mining solution that is ideal for the Middle East.
BITMAIN provides customers with customized immersion-cooling miners and containers.
Take the customized immersion-cooling miners as an example: HEM mode, 18.5JT, 305T, with an oil temperature of 30~50℃; NEM mode, 16.0JT, 239T, with an oil temperature of 30~40℃.
Take the customized immersion-cooling container solution as an example: a 20-foot standard container with an all-in-one design to achieve easy mobility, rapid deployment, no water consumption, and adaptability to stage environments.
A roundtable discussion led by Zeyuan Li, BITMAIN’s VP of Marketing & PoW Ecology, Cambridge University’s Alexander Neumayrer, and industry leaders from Foundry, ETC Cooperative, Dash, and Nervos outlined a clear path for the industry to move towards a more sustainable and efficient future, ending with an optimistic view of the positive aspects of the Bitcoin halving. Experts agreed that the halving event has fostered technological innovation, enhanced network security, and strengthened engagement with the miner community. This milestone event lays the foundation for a robust ecosystem and reinforces our confidence in the continued evolution of the proof-of-work landscape.
In addition to the speakers from BITMAIN, other industry experts, community pioneers, renowned scholars and opinion leaders invited to the summit also delivered a wide range of speeches. Mr. Fars, BITMAIN’s Ambassador to Oman, shared his views on the future trends of virtual currency trading, Mr. Jad, Founder and CEO of Exahertz, shared his experience of mining in the Oman desert and thanked the Oman government and BITMAIN for making it possible, and Mr. Kyle, Vice President of Public Policy at Foundry, addressed the topic of how to innovate in energy policy. Representatives from BITMAIN’s strategic partner companies also delivered speeches, as well as Andy Chow, CEO of ANTPOOL, who spoke about Embracing the Bull Market Together: Innovation, Collaboration and Sustainability in the ANTPOOL Mining Ecosystem.
WDMS has always been committed to promoting the prosperity and development of the PoW ecosystem, and as the top event in the digital mining industry, it will continue to dedicate itself to providing advanced technology and comprehensive services to its partners and the industry as a whole. WDMS Regional 2024 once again proves its profound influence on the industry and its commitment to future development!