Sazmining sells Block's Proto immersion hashboards to individual buyers from $1,397
Sazmining began selling Block's Proto immersion hashboards that buyers own outright, with mined bitcoin going to their wallets, entry at $1,397 and 18 months of zero-interest payments.
Why it matters
The sale puts immersion hardware that had been deployed by large operators within reach of small buyers at a $1,397 entry point, with a total price Bitcoin.com puts at $4,187. Crypto News carries Sazmining's own caution that mining profitability turns on network difficulty, electricity costs, equipment performance and bitcoin's market value, and that returns are not guaranteed.
Where the sources disagree
Day of the week Sazmining announced the hashboard offering
Friday
Bitcoin.com News
Thursday
Bitcoin Magazine
Bitcoin.com says the company announced the offering on Friday, while Bitcoin Magazine says Sazmining announced on Thursday.
Key facts
Sazmining began selling Proto immersion hashboards to individual and institutional buyers through its mining-as-a-service platform on 16 October 2026.
Reported by Bitcoin Magazine
Bitcoin Magazine calls $1,397 the starting price with 0% financing over 18 months, while Bitcoin.com reports $1,397 as a down payment inside a total price of $4,187.
1,397 USDDisputed figureReported by Bitcoin Magazine
Each Proto immersion hashboard offered through Sazmining delivers roughly 200 TH at about 15 J/TH.
200 TH/sReported by Bitcoin Magazine
Purchased hardware is expected to begin operating between November and December 2026.
Reported by Bitcoin.com News
Customers own the hashboards outright and receive the bitcoin they produce in their own wallets, while Sazmining handles deployment, monitoring and maintenance at a United States facility for one all-in rate covering power and maintenance.
Reported by Bitcoin Magazine
The launch follows a multi-megawatt supply relationship between Sazmining and Proto that both companies intend to expand as demand grows.
Reported by Bitcoin Magazine
Proto is the bitcoin mining hardware division of Block, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker XYZ.
Reported by Bitcoin Magazine
What happened
Sazmining, a mining-as-a-service company based in Sheridan, Wyoming and founded in 2018, began selling Proto immersion hashboards to individual and institutional buyers on 16 October 2026, each board rated at roughly 200 TH at about 15 J/TH. Buyers own the boards outright and receive the bitcoin their rigs produce in their own wallets, while Sazmining deploys, monitors and maintains the hardware at a United States facility and bills one all-in rate for power and maintenance. Bitcoin Magazine calls $1,397 the starting price with 0% financing over 18 months, while Bitcoin.com reports $1,397 as a down payment inside a total price of $4,187. Bitcoin.com expects purchased hardware to start operating between November and December 2026, and dates the announcement to a Friday; Bitcoin Magazine dates it to a Thursday, with both pieces published on 16 October 2026. Kent Halliburton, Sazmining's CEO and co-founder, said the company earns only when it produces bitcoin for clients, and pitched the rigs as a way to spread equipment and power costs across a machine's working life instead of paying the market price on the day of purchase. The launch follows a multi-megawatt supply relationship between Sazmining and Proto, Block's bitcoin mining hardware division, that both companies say they intend to expand as demand grows, and neither outlet says how many boards a buyer must take or what the $4,187 total covers.
How the story developed
- First report
First report by Bitcoin Magazine
Sazmining Brings Proto’s Immersion Hashboards to Individual Owners, With 0% Financing From $1,397 Down
- Update
Sazmining opens sales of Proto immersion hashboards to individual and institutional buyers
Each board is rated at roughly 200 TH at about 15 J/TH and is sold outright with0% financing over 18 months.
- Official statement
Kent Halliburton says Sazmining earns only when it produces bitcoin for clients
The CEO and co-founder also described the hardware as built for durability and uptime for owners.
- Official statement
Official statement from Bitcoin.com News
Block’s Proto Bitcoin Mining Hardware Now Available to Own via Sazmining
- Update
Bitcoin.com reports the $4,187 total price and a November to December 2026 start for purchased hardware
It also reports the company announced the offering on Friday and that mined bitcoin goes straight to customer wallets.
- Update
Bitcoin Magazine adds Sazmining background and says the announcement came on Thursday
The piece reports the company was founded in 2018, runs facilities in the United States, Paraguay and Norway, and claims its fleet runs more than 20 percentage points ahead of the network's carbon-free share.
- Update
Crypto News carries Sazmining's caution that mining returns are not guaranteed
It says profitability depends on network difficulty, electricity costs, equipment performance and bitcoin's market value.
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:42 UTC: Bitcoin Magazine — 1 independent source, 1 reports
- 16 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC: Bitcoin.com News, official — 2 independent sources, 2 reports
Affected entities
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin.com News Company, official | Block’s Proto Bitcoin Mining Hardware Now Available to Own via Sazmining | Independent | |
| Bitcoin Magazine Crypto media | Sazmining Brings Proto’s Immersion Hashboards to Individual Owners, With 0% Financing From $1,397 Down | Original | |
| Bitcoin Magazine Crypto media | Sazmining Now Sells Jack Dorsey’s Proto Immersion Hashboards | Independent | |
| Crypto News (CryptoNews.net) Aggregator | Block's Proto Bitcoin Mining Hardware Now Available to Own via Sazmining | Syndicated |
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