Quantum Blockchain Technologies said on October 29, 2026 that all three of its experimental Bitcoin-mining technologies are operating in live mining environments, while measurements of sustained performance gains and wider commercial deployment remain in progress.
Method A operates on an Antminer S9
The company’s official business update says Method A is running on a Bitmain Antminer S9 using a public mining pool. QBT has modified Braiins OS to operate the method and is comparing it with an unmodified benchmark S9 on the same pool.
The company says its learning and trained modules now operate remotely on its own servers, connected to the mining device through an application programming interface. It describes this as a way to protect proprietary software when testing with mining operators.
Method B uses Bitaxe mining hardware
A chaos-mathematics variant of Method B is operating on Bitaxe Gamma miners in QBT’s research facility in Milan. Its performance is being measured against comparable devices using standard mining software.
The company has also configured Method A to work with newer S19 and S21 mining rigs through aftermarket boards and firmware, and says it has engaged with three hardware providers. Configuration and discussions do not constitute a completed rollout on an industrial mining fleet.
AI-based Method C is being tested
Method C, referred to as the AI Oracle, is running on a mining development kit supplied by an ASIC manufacturer that QBT has not publicly identified. The company says it has built a software layer allowing all three approaches to apply controls at the necessary level of mining-hardware detail.
The release does not establish that Method C has reached mass production or that any equipment vendor has agreed to sell devices containing the technology. Trials on a development kit are earlier-stage than verified commercial mining results.
Live tests do not prove superior profitability
Bitcoin mining performance can be judged by metrics such as effective hash rate, electricity consumption, hardware reliability and long-run rewards compared with costs. QBT says measurements of its methods against benchmark devices remain ongoing and it intends to report sustained results after testing concludes.
Investors should therefore distinguish running software in a real mining environment from independent proof of a durable efficiency improvement. The October 29 statement advances the status of the tests but does not supply an audited percentage improvement or guaranteed revenue.
Commercial viability will depend on reproducible gains, licensing or sales agreements, and compatibility with mining operators’ existing hardware.
Primary source: Official source material. This report distinguishes October 29 developments from previously announced facts.