Japanese startup launching 7 nm "Kamikaze" Bitcoin mining chip

Originally established in November 2016, Fukuoka based semiconductor manufacturer TRIPLE-1 has developed 'Kamikaze', a 7 nm semiconductor chip designed for use in Bitcoin mining (the process needed to issue new cryptocurrencies and approve transactions). The processing capacity of the new chip is said to be about twice the S9, the main product of Bitmain. Mass deliveries are scheduled to begin in November 2018. Also, Bitmain said they are developing a 7 nm chip, however with no scheduled delivery date.



Also in Japan, GMO Internet, a listed company operating internet-related businesses, launched the GMO miner B2, an internally developed 7 nm chip based cryptocurrency mining machine. Deliveries of the GMO mining machine are expected to start around the end of October.