09/11/2026
Home mining manufacturer Bitfortun got caught padding the hashrate on the BS-1's display by 400 GH/s.
The only reason anyone found out is because they published the source.
Closed-source firmware requires trust.
Here's The Case for Open-Source Mining Firmware.
Open-source Bitcoin mining firmware is the only kind you can verify. Antbleed, covert ASICBoost and the Bitfortun BS-1 +400 GH/s offset show why.