Kaan Farahani

Research Associate at Luxor Technology

Hashrate Index Roundup (August 10, 2026)

Your weekly mining metrics.

Kaan Farahani
Kaan Farahani
Weekly Roundup Newsletter

Luxor Hashrate Lookback Series — July 2026

July 2026’s hashrate and hashprice trends, forward market participation, trading activity and contract performance.

Ben Harper Justin Dorey Matheus Cassol Kaan Farahani
Hashrate Markets

Comparing Mining Pool Payouts: Two Pitfalls to Avoid During a Bake-Off

Split your hashrate across prospective pools for a week, and the highest payout usually belongs to the one with the most variance. FPPS pools may even overpay to win.

Ben Harper Kaan Farahani
Ben Harper / Kaan Farahani
Hashrate Markets

Firmware Fundamentals – What is ASIC Firmware?

Every Bitcoin mining machine is two products under the hood: the hardware that hashes, and the software that decides how.

Kaan Farahani
Kaan Farahani
Luxor Firmware

Hashrate Index Roundup (August 3, 2026)

Your weekly mining metrics.

Kaan Farahani
Kaan Farahani
Weekly Roundup Newsletter

Firmware Features – Bitcoin Mining Heat Recycling: Turning Watts Into BTUs

A Bitcoin miner is a resistive heater that happens to get paid. Heat recycling is the act of tapping into that treasure.

Kaan Farahani
Kaan Farahani
Luxor Firmware

Firmware Features – When to Mine, When to Curtail: Power Breakevens

Every miner has a breakeven number: the power price above which hashing loses money. Most operators feel it intuitively. The ones who compute it get to act on it automatically.

Kaan Farahani
Kaan Farahani
Luxor Firmware

Firmware Features – ASIC Firmware Security: Why SOC 2 Matters for Miners

Firmware is the most privileged software in a mining operation.

Kaan Farahani
Kaan Farahani
Luxor Firmware