Canaan Avalon Mini 3: Your Home Base for Hash Heating
Hash heater for power-user Home miners.
After cozying up the Bitcoin mining world with the Avalon Nano series, Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN) is turning up the heat — and the hashrate — with a new entrant: the Avalon Mini 3. This compact but powerful home miner bridges the gap between plug-and-play accessibility and serious mining throughput. With a hashrate north of 37 TH/s and an 800W power draw, it’s a miner that doesn’t just heat your room, it hashes with a purpose.
Whether you're leveling up from a Nano 3S or looking for a decentralized mining machine that fits into your home, the Mini 3 offers a compelling middle ground between consumer and industrial-grade ASICs.
⚙️ Specs That Pack a Punch
The Avalon Mini 3 is aptly named — small in size, but far from small in ambition. With its 66 integrated 4nm ASIC chips, it delivers 37.5 TH/s of hashrate while sipping 800W of power — translating to a respectable 21.3 J/TH efficiency. And despite its power consumption, it's designed for home use with a form factor and noise profile you can live with.
| Feature | Avalon Mini 3 |
|---|---|
| Hashrate | 37.5 TH/s |
| Power Draw | 800W |
| Energy Efficiency | 21.3 J/TH |
| Dimensions | 760 x 104 x 214 mm |
| Weight | 8.35 kg |
| Noise Level | 33–55 dB |
| Connectivity | Ethernet |
| Modes | Mining / Heater / Night |
| MSRP | ~$899 USD |
The Mini 3 isn’t just a miner, it’s a multipurpose appliance. The default Mining Mode pushes full hashrate. Heater Mode offers warmth-first configurations (Eco and Super variants), while Night Mode prioritizes silent operation for bedrooms and shared spaces.
🔌 Setup: As Simple As Nano, Just Bigger
Canaan carried over the intuitive user experience from the Nano series. Setting up the Mini 3 involves:
- Plug in the power cable.
- Connect to the device through the Avalon Family App.
- Configure your pool connection.
- Choose your desired power mode.
🔥Hash Heat
Performance-wise, the Mini 3 offers multi-mode settings for a range of use cases:
| Mode | Hashrate | Power | Noise | Exhaust Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night | ~20 TH/s | ~400W | ~33 dB | ~35–40°C |
| Heater (Eco) | ~25 TH/s | ~500W | ~40 dB | ~43–45°C |
| Heater (Super) | ~30 TH/s | ~650W | ~45 dB | ~47–50°C |
| Mining | 37.5 TH/s | 800W | ~50–55 dB | ~55°C |
The Mini 3 turns mining into an electric heater. It can warm a small room or complement your heating system during the colder months. Unlike traditional space heaters that only consume energy, this one pays you back in satoshi's.
📈 Economics & Use Case
At 37.5 TH/s and 800W, you’re not competing with industrial miners but you’re also far from hobbyist status For many, this makes the Mini 3 a unique value prop:
- 🌡️ Heating + hashing in one appliance
- 🛠️ Mid-tier hashrate without mid-size datacenter hassles
- 📚 Learning platform for developers and tinkerers
- 🏡 Perfect for garages, basements, or cozy sheds
Conclusion
The Avalon Mini 3 is the Goldilocks of Canaan’s home mining lineup. Bigger and better than the Nano 3S but still designed for home environments versus industrial.
If the Nano 3 was a love letter to first-time miners, and the Nano 3S was the polished sequel, then the Mini 3 is the power-user's upgrade. It brings decentralized home mining at scale — warming both rooms and hearts with SHA-256 hashes.
Canaan is flipping the narrative on wasted heat. Home miners everywhere are finding creative, sustainable ways to repurpose heat from their rigs — and they want to see yours.
Share how you re-use your mining heat and tag @canaanio with #CanaanHeatFlipChallenge for a chance to win exclusive Canaan prizes. Enter your submissions here.
Happy Hashing!
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