Luxor, MicroBT and a $100M Rig Ruse: The Bold Bitcoin Sonata

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Luxor Technology Corporation has expanded its partnership with MicroBT with a $100 million pledge to buy WhatsMiner bitcoin mining rigs-darling, a public display of devotion to the glow of crypto hardware.

Summary

  • Luxor will buy $100 million worth of MicroBT WhatsMiner rigs under an expanded partnership.
  • MicroBT signed a term sheet to invest in Luxor, though the investment size was not disclosed.
  • Luxor will add LuxOS firmware support for WhatsMiner rigs to improve mining operations.

The deal tightens the bonds between the mining infrastructure firm and the hardware maker. The pair announced the expanded arrangement on Sunday, as one does when one wants the neighbors to gossip politely. Luxor says the purchase commitment is part of a wider scheme to support miners using MicroBT machines.

As part of the agreement, MicroBT signed a term sheet to invest in Luxor through its investment manager, Inflection Technology Ltd. The size remains beautifully confidential, a detail that could be stitched into a hat and kept in a drawer.

The move adds a financial link to the existing commercial relationship. It also nudges MicroBT closer to Luxor’s mining software, hardware and service operations.

LuxOS support expands to WhatsMiner rigs

Luxor will also add support for MicroBT WhatsMiner machines through its LuxOS firmware. The rollout will glide in phases across supported mining rigs, like a well-timed entrance at a private club.

LuxOS can help miners manage power changes during curtailment periods while rigs keep hashing. The firmware can complete power target changes within 30 to 60 seconds and improve ramp-up times, which is simply smashing for those with a deadline and a coffee.

Miners gain access to Luxor services

Operators using LuxOS on WhatsMiner rigs will also gain access to Luxor’s broader service suite. These services include its mining pool, hashrate derivatives, energy services and Luxor Commander for fleet management.

Lauren Lin, Luxor’s head of hardware and software, said,

“Our clients have been asking for WhatsMiner firmware for years, and we have shipped a product that is going to help deliver significant profitability and usability benefits.”

Luxor said its firmware already runs on more than 300,000 bitcoin mining rigs globally. The company has also expanded beyond mining hardware into GPUs, servers, storage and networking for miners building AI and high-performance computing systems.

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2026-04-27 12:46