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MicroBT Whatsminer M53S

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Whatsminer M53S

260 TH/s6,760 WAir-cooled
Profit / day
-$5.22/day
after power at $0.08/kWh
Efficiency
26.00J/TH

Availability

0 units

Profitability · SHA-256 · BTC

Is the Whatsminer M53S profitable?

Not at $0.08 per kWh. The MicroBT Whatsminer M53S mines Bitcoin on the SHA-256 algorithm at 260 TH/s, drawing 6,760 W (26.0 J/TH). At $0.08 per kWh it earns about $7.76 a day but spends $12.98 on power, so it loses $5.22 a day.

It’s #148 of 269 SHA-256 miners on efficiency. It isn’t in stock with us at the moment. It’s an air-cooled unit, released in May 2023.

Break-even power price
$0.048/kWh

It only makes money below this.

Daily profit rank
#508of 533

Across every miner we track.


Whatsminer M53S specifications

ManufacturerMicroBT
ModelWhatsminer M53S
AlgorithmSHA-256
CoinsBTC
Hashrate260 TH/s
Power consumption6,760 W
Efficiency26.0 J/TH
CoolingAir
Noise50 dB
ReleasedMay 2023

Other coins it can mine

Mine instead

BitcoinBTCRanked on
$7.760.000103 BTC
–
0.00003%
$31.0B
−2.0%
QuaiQUAI
$9.221,283 QUAI
+19%
0.34%
$91kLow liquidity
+14.7%
DigiByte (SHA-256)DGB
$8.572,817 DGB
+10%
0.99%
$2.3M
−3.3%
eCashXEC
$8.541,506,337 XEC
+10%
0.59%
$1.6M
−6.2%
Bitcoin SVBSV
$7.750.478 BSV
<1%
0.11%
$6.6M
−2.4%
Bitcoin CashBCH
$7.650.0320 BCH
−1%
0.0078%
$175.1M
−13.7%

Paid on top

Fractal BitcoinFB
+<$0.010.00134 FB
+<1%
0.000031%
$2.4M
−16.8%Volatile
NamecoinNMC
+<$0.010.000112 NMC
+<1%
0.000031%
$0Illiquid
+0.4%
ElastosELA
+<$0.010.000112 ELA
+<1%
0.000031%
$307k
−43.0%Highly volatile
HathorHTR
+<$0.010.0100 HTR
+<1%
0.000031%
$71kLow liquidity
−17.7%Volatile
Max potential profitUnlikely
-$5.22/day
-$5.22 BTC profit + <$0.01 paid on top

How it compares · SHA-256 miners

MinerRankEfficiencyProfit / day
Bitmain Antminer S23 Hyd 3U (1.16 PH)#19.5 J/TH$13.48
Bitdeer SealMiner A4 Ultra Hydro#29.4 J/TH$10.38
Bitmain Antminer S23e Hyd U2H (865T)#310.0 J/TH$9.22
Bitmain Antminer S23e Hyd 2U (865Th)#410.0 J/TH$9.22
Bitaxe Ultra 1366#6825.9 J/TH-$0.01
Bitmain Antminer S19 Pro++#17926.0 J/TH-$2.51
MicroBT WhatsMiner M56S#24326.2 J/TH-$4.33
MicroBT WhatsMiner M56Earlier model#25528.6 J/TH-$4.86
MicroBT Whatsminer M53SThis miner#25826.0 J/TH-$5.22
MicroBT Whatsminer M53Newer model#26329.0 J/TH-$5.94

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Figures updated 00:01 UTC, 10 November 2026, using today’s network difficulty and coin prices. Estimates, not financial advice.