Key Takeaways:
Luxor Technology expanded LuxOS firmware to MicroBT Whatsminer miners, covering select M50 series models. MicroBT’s investment manager ITL signed a term sheet alongside a $100M Luxor hardware purchase commitment. Whatsminer fleets gain Power Targeting and faster curtailment recovery, with broader model support planned.
Luxor Extends LuxOS to MicroBT’s Whatsminer M50 Series
The Seattle-based mining software company Luxor announced the development on April 26, 2026. MicroBT, through its investment manager Inflection Technology Limited, signed the term sheet signaling a financial stake in Luxor alongside the hardware deal.
LuxOS already runs on more than 300,000 bitcoin mining machines worldwide. The expansion brings that same firmware infrastructure to Whatsminer fleets, which represent a significant share of global bitcoin mining capacity.
Initial support covers select models in the Whatsminer M50 series. Luxor explained in a release shared with Bitcoin.com News that it is working directly with a group of mining partners to deploy the firmware and plans to expand model support over time.
Whatsminer miners running LuxOS gain access to Power Targeting, Advanced Thermal Management, safe rapid curtailment, and faster ramp-up times, the company said. Power Targeting delivers consistent performance across individual machines, making infrastructure planning more predictable at scale.
When operators shift power targets, LuxOS completes the transition in 30 to 60 seconds while the machines continue hashing at higher rates. That window captures hashrate that would otherwise go unharvested during a transition.
The company stressed that LuxOS also shortens recovery time after curtailment events. Machines reach full capacity faster, reducing the hashrate lost each time a fleet cycles down and back up.
Lauren Lin, Head of Hardware and Software at Luxor, said clients had been requesting Whatsminer firmware support for years. “We have shipped a product that is going to help deliver significant profitability and usability benefits,” Lin said, adding that Luxor welcomes MicroBT as a strategic investor.
Dr. Yang, CEO and co-founder of MicroBT, called Luxor a trusted global partner and said MicroBT is taking a strategic position to support Luxor’s continued growth through the hardware partnership.
Operators using LuxOS gain access to Luxor’s broader platform, which includes a bitcoin mining pool, hashrate derivatives, energy services, and Luxor Commander for fleet management. Commander includes Intelligent Miner, a tool that adjusts power settings in real time based on hashprice and energy prices to keep fleets running at peak profitability.
Luxor is rolling out LuxOS for Whatsminer in phases, onboarding operations directly to maintain deployment quality. The company did not disclose a timeline for expanding beyond the M50 series, but said the full list of supported models is available at docs.luxor.tech.
The deal ties two of the mining industry’s established names closer together. MicroBT produces machines that power a large portion of the global Bitcoin network, and Luxor has built firmware and financial tooling that large-scale operators depend on.
