Mining company Bitdeer has released the SEALMINER DL1 Air, designed for mining cryptocurrencies that utilize the Scrypt hashing algorithm.

📢Scrypt miners, this one's for you! @SealMiner DL1 Air has arrived.
Our return to Scrypt mining — engineered for industrial-scale performance.
⚡ 25 GH/s hashrate
⚡ 149 J/GH power efficiency
⚡ Proven SEALMINER air-cooling design

Built for LTC & DOGE mining, and supporting… pic.twitter.com/2hJfK8t1qe

— Bitdeer (@BitdeerOfficial) March 16, 2026

This device allows for mining Litecoin and Dogecoin, as well as lesser-known altcoins like Bellscoin, Junkcoin, Luckycoin, and Pepecoin.

The SEALMINER DL1 Air features air cooling, delivers a hashrate of up to 25 GH/s with a power consumption of 3.7 kW, and offers energy efficiency of 149 J/GH. The miner provides three performance modes, allowing users to select the best option for their operational conditions.

“Designed for industrial deployment, the DL1 Air combines the engineering specifications and reliability needed by professional miners,” the model description states.

In early 2021, Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu received Bitdeer as part of a settlement that also included the BTC.com pool, cryptocurrency mining data centers outside of China, and $600 million. His departure from Bitmain marked the end of a prolonged conflict with former partner Micree Zhan.

It All Started with Bitcoin

In 2024, Bitdeer entered the market for mining rigs for the original cryptocurrency with the SEALMINER A1 model.

According to the Bitmain-affiliated pool Antpool, the third-generation ASIC miners SEALMINER A3 are currently the only ones competing profitably with flagship devices from the Antminer S21 and S23 lines.

Source: Antpool.

In January 2026, Bitdeer surpassed MARA Holdings in deployed Bitcoin hashrate, a long-time leader among public companies. Over the year, the company’s capacity grew by more than 650%. This surge is attributed to the large-scale deployment of its own mining rigs.

Source: BitcoinMiningStock.

In February, the company reported in a weekly update that it sold all mined and held coins — approximately 943.1 BTC. Bitdeer explained the liquidation of its crypto reserve was to fund new acquisitions aimed at further increasing its hashrate and expanding AI initiatives.

According to the latest report, the company continues its strategy of selling all mined bitcoins — 158.8 BTC in one week.

Bitdeer #BTC Weekly Update

🔹 BTC Holdings: 0 (pure holdings, excluding customer deposits)
🔹 BTC Output: 158.8 BTC
🔹 BTC Sold: 158.8 BTC
🔹 Net BTC Added: 0 BTC
📅 Data as of March 13, 2026.#Bitcoin #BTC #BitcoinHoldings #BitcoinCommunity #BTCMining $BTDR pic.twitter.com/PfimB1D2hL

— Bitdeer (@BitdeerOfficial) March 14, 2026

Miners' Shift Towards AI Gains Momentum

The shift of Bitcoin miners towards more lucrative AI services is already raising concerns within the community. Trader Ran Neuner warned of a threat to the Bitcoin network due to this migration of resources.

Bitcoin or Artificial Intelligence: What Will Miners Choose?

HIVE Digital Technologies, with a hashrate of 25.5 EH/s, reported a gradual winding down of cryptocurrency mining at its facility in Boden, Sweden. The company will redirect its resources to implement a strategy focused on high-performance computing.

Bitcoin mining generates cash flow. AI compute delivers high-margin recurring revenue. That's the dual-engine model at work.

Nine time zones, three continents, renewable energy, and a contracts-first approach to growth.

Read the full news release: https://t.co/JRYF6u9kK8

— HIVE Digital Technologies (@HIVEDigitalTech) March 16, 2026

At the same time, the company announced a fourfold expansion of its liquid-cooled data center capacity for AI services in Canada. The critical load capacity will increase from 4 MW to 16.6 MW.

Overall, HIVE plans to deploy over 4,000 graphics processors across its own and hosting sites in Manitoba and British Columbia.

It is worth noting that experts from Wintermute have stated that the traditional Bitcoin mining business model is becoming outdated due to declining profitability.