Fortitude Secures Priority Allocation for Bitmain’s Next-Gen Zcash Miners in Deal Worth Up to $100M

This is less a hardware order than a bet on Zcash's mining economics years out, and the non-binding, spec-and-pricing-contingent structure means the headline figure signals intent more than committed capital. The notable move is a miner locking in priority access to next-generation rigs for a privacy-focused chain rather than the usual Bitcoin ASIC race, which could matter for how Zcash's hash rate and miner concentration evolve. Whether the commitment converts to a binding purchase, and how Bitmain's final specs and pricing land, is the open question.