Imagine an elegant, silent radiator that not only heats your home, but also saves you money! That's the bold promise that Canaan has just fulfilled at CES 2025 with its Avalon Mini 3. Thanks to this solution, your heating goes from being an expense to a source of income!
A new-generation connected heater
The new Avalon Mini 3 is distinguished by its sleek design and remarkably quiet operation, with a sound level of between 35 and 55 decibels.
It fits perfectly into any room in the house:
It can be controlled from your smartphone thanks to its included Wi-Fi receiver, to program its temperature, heating times, and even the color of its lighting.
Heat that earns Bitcoin
While its connected heating functions are very interesting, here's the real magic of the device: while it heats you, the Avalon Mini 3 mines Bitcoin with an impressive computing power of 37.5 TH/s! This revolutionary approach turns your heating costs into an investment, considerably reducing your energy bill. The principle is not new: for a long time now, owners of mining rigs have been recovering the heat produced by their intense calculations to heat their homes. But here, Canaan has turned it into a plug&play device that can be easily installed in anyone's home.
This is not Canaan's first try, as the company, founded in 2013, has established itself as a major player in the field of blockchain technologies and cryptocurrency mining. The company has particularly distinguished itself through its expertise in high-performance ASIC chip design, semiconductor R&D, computing equipment production and software services. Under the leadership of its founder and CEO, Nangeng Zhang, Canaan made history by becoming the first manufacturer to deliver Bitcoin mining machines incorporating ASIC technology under the Avalon brand. This pioneering innovation laid the foundations for the democratization of Bitcoin mining, and since then the company has continued to innovate to make this technology more accessible to the general public, as demonstrated by this latest innovation.
Detailed technical specifications
The Avalon Mini 3 operates over a temperature range of -5 to 40 degrees Celsius and adapts to all electrical installations with 110V-240V compatibility. Its meticulous design and plug-and-play system make it accessible even to novices.
This innovation represents a real revolution in the world of mining, elegantly merging home comfort and blockchain technology for the first time. As Canaan CEO NG Zhang points out, “We're reimagining how technology can create value while minimizing environmental waste”.
A compact version for beginners
For those wishing to get off to a more modest start, Canaan also offers the Nano 3S, an ultra-compact version with a mining power of 6 TH/s. With its reduced dimensions (205x115x58.5 mm) and particularly quiet operation (30-40 dB), it represents an excellent entry point into the world of mining.
An affordable investment
The timing of these launches is particularly relevant at a time when Bitcoin is establishing itself as a safe haven, thanks to several fundamental characteristics. Firstly, its decentralized nature makes it independent of government monetary policies and geopolitical turbulence. Its limited supply of 21 million units naturally protects it from inflation, like gold. Secondly, its growing adoption by major financial institutions such as BlackRock and Fidelity reinforces its legitimacy and stability. In fact, Bitcoin has demonstrated its resilience by appreciating by 40% over the past year, outperforming even gold, which has risen by just 20%. This trend has accelerated since the first Bitcoin ETFs were approved in January 2024, giving institutional investors easier access to this asset. Bitcoin is thus emerging as a modern alternative to traditional gold for preserving capital in the face of economic uncertainties. And Canaan gives you the opportunity to create your own Bitcoin!
The prices of these miners are particularly attractive during the pre-order period, which runs until the end of February 2025: 899 USD for the Avalon Mini 3 and 249 USD for the Nano 3S. Profitability will of course depend on a number of parameters: the Bitcoin price, of course, the difficulty of mining, the cost of electricity (depending on the subscription, and whether or not you have solar panels to reduce consumption), potential savings on heating costs depending on the type of heating you use, and so on. Above all, it's important to calculate your profitability, with the help of sites like WhatToMine, for example. But the idea is really interesting, especially if you believe in the future of Bitcoin. It's a great way to accumulate Bitcoins and save on heating bills at the same time :) For my part, I'm going to take a closer look at this product, which I think is very clever…
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