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Mass production commenced in Q1 2026. The SEAL04 chip has demonstrated 6-7 J/TH at the chip level under low-voltage, ultra-power-saving mode. 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SEALMINER A2/A3 rigs deployed for Bitcoin self-mining. Site is being converted to an AI data center with 121 critical IT MW leased to Volta Infra Holdings for NVIDIA GPU hosting under a 16-year agreement.","keyFacts":[{"label":"Power capacity","value":"225 MW"}],"reviewNote":"Bulk approved — pre-existing deployment record","exposureHours":null,"deploymentMilesEstimate":null,"exposureBasis":null,"customerSegment":"research","scaleTier":"commercial_10_99","contractValueUsd":null,"contractValueBasis":null,"customerCompanyId":null,"customerExternalName":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-18T13:07:53.107Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T14:23:43.839Z"},"company":{"id":"3fd17461-d5be-49a7-88dd-0a88b278eda2","name":"Bitdeer Technologies","slug":"bitdeer-technologies","description":"Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR) is a Singapore-based cryptocurrency mining and AI cloud infrastructure company founded in January 2021 as a spin-off from Bitmain by Jihan Wu. The company operates Bitcoin mining data centers across the United States, Norway, Bhutan, Ethiopia, and Malaysia with 1.6 GW of energized electrical capacity, and is converting several sites into AI data centers stocked with NVIDIA GPUs. Its [SEALMINER A4](/models/sealminer-a4) bitcoin mining rig uses proprietary SEAL04 chips for energy-efficient hashing. 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