Overview

• Block publicly released its Proto Rig mining hardware and Proto Fleet fleet management software on August 14 with deployment at Core Scientific’s Dalton, Georgia facility.
• Proto Rig’s modular design enables tool-free, hot-swappable hashboard repairs to minimize downtime and is designed for a 10-year operational lifespan claiming 15–20% lower upgrade costs per cycle.
• Block reports that Proto Rig can deliver up to 819 TH/s with nine hashboards, consume up to 12,000 W at as-low-as 14.1 J/TH and provide 1.5× more power per rack-foot while supporting legacy infrastructure.
• Proto Fleet is offered as a free, open-source software platform consolidating power scaling, monitoring, diagnostics and maintenance into a single dashboard to streamline mining operations.
• Independent testing and industry benchmarking are expected to validate Block’s performance and cost-saving claims with miners facing tighter economics following the recent block-reward halving.