Luxor Raises $100M in Microbit Hardware Commitment Alongside Firmware Launch
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Luxor Technology has extended the LuxOS firmware to Microbit Whatsminer miners, covering select M50 series models. Microbit Investment Manager ITL has signed a $100 million purchase commitment for Luxor Hardware. With a wide range of model support, the proposed Whatsminer fleet will gain power targeting and faster recovery.
Luxor extends LuxOS to the Microbit Whatsminer M50 series
Seattle-based mining software company Luxor announced in 2016 that April 26, 2026 announced the development. Microbit has signed a financial signal through investment manager Inflection Technology Limited. share With a hardware deal at Luxor.
LuxOS already works more than 300,000 Bitcoin mining machines around the world. The expansion brings the same firmware infrastructure to the Whatsminer fleet, which represents a significant share of the global Bitcoin mining Capacity.
Initial support covers models in the Whatsminer M50 series. Luxor explained in a shared release. Bitcoin.com News that it is working directly with a team of mining partners to deploy the firmware and plans to expand model support over time.
Whatsminer miners running LuxOS can achieve power targeting, advanced thermal management, secure fast disconnection and faster speed times, the company said. Power targeting delivers consistent performance across individual machines, making infrastructure planning more predictable at scale.
When operators change power targets, LuxOS completes the transition in 30 to 60 seconds, while the machines continue at full speed. That window contains hashrate that will not be collected during transition.
The company claims that LuxOS shortens recovery time after downtime events. Machines reach their full capacity faster, reducing hashrate lost every time ships go down and back up.
Lauren Lin, Luxor's head of hardware and software, said customers have been asking for Whatsminer firmware support for years. “We have delivered a product that will help deliver high profitability and usability benefits,” Lin said, adding that Luxor welcomes Microbit as a strategic investor.
Dr. Yang, the CEO and founder of MicroBT, called Luxor a reliable global partner and said that MicroBT is taking a strategic position to support Luxor's continued growth as a hardware partner.
Operators using LuxOS will have access to Luxor's comprehensive platform, which includes a bitcoin mining pool, hashrate derivatives, energy services and Luxor Commander for fleet management. Commander includes Intelligent Mining, a tool that adjusts power settings in real-time based on hashrate and energy prices to keep fleets profitable.
Luxor is porting LuxOS to Whatsminer in stages to maintain the quality of the deployment. The company hasn't announced a timeline for expansion beyond the M50 series, but a full list of supported models is available at docs.luxor.tech.
The deal closely links two of the mining industry's established names. Microbit produces the machines that power most of the global Bitcoin network, and Luxor has built the firmware and financial tools that large operators rely on.
