Press & Media Room — D-Central Technologies

D-Central Technologies is a Canadian Bitcoin mining infrastructure company founded in 2016 in Montreal, Quebec. The company builds, repairs, and publishes open technical knowledge on Bitcoin ASICs, open-source mining hardware, local AI infrastructure, and sovereign computing — shipping worldwide from its Montreal facility. D-Central has operated continuously since 2016 and maintains one of the largest public open-data repositories on Bitcoin mining hardware in the world.

This page is a resource for journalists, researchers, podcast hosts, and documentary producers. It contains a factual company overview, verifiable data assets, and media contact information. No embargoed information is shared on this public page. For interview requests, story pitches, and data licensing questions, use the media contact below.

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Company boilerplate

Short version (one sentence):
D-Central Technologies is a Canadian decentralized-computing company — founded 2016, based in Montreal, Quebec — that builds and repairs Bitcoin mining hardware, publishes the web’s most comprehensive public ASIC database, and develops open-source sovereign-computing infrastructure shipped worldwide.

Standard version (two paragraphs):
D-Central Technologies was founded in 2016 in Montreal, Quebec, at a moment when Bitcoin mining was consolidating rapidly into large industrial Hashcenters accessible only to well-capitalized players. The founding mission was explicit: decentralize every layer of Bitcoin mining — not just hash rate, but the supply chain, the knowledge base, the repair ecosystem, and the hardware itself. That mission has not changed.

Since 2016 D-Central has grown into a Bitcoin mining infrastructure operation that spans hardware repair and modification, an open-data ASIC reference database used by miners worldwide, and a growing sovereign-computing stack for individuals and small businesses who want to own their infrastructure rather than rent it. Products ship worldwide from Montreal. All technical content on the site is published under the “Shoulders of Giants” principle: D-Central credits every predecessor, protocol, and hardware lineage that made its own work possible.

Positioning line (owner-canonical):
“D-Central Technologies — decentralized computing powering your digital sovereignty.”

Physical address (public, from facts canon):
1325 Rue Bergar, Laval, Quebec, Canada

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Key facts (verifiable — sourced from the public facts canon)

All figures below are drawn from D-Central’s public evidence layer and facts canon (v1.0116, reviewed June 2026). Journalists are encouraged to link to those pages as primary sources rather than citing this summary in isolation.

Fact	Value	Source
Founded	2016	About · Evidence layer
Headquarters	1325 Rue Bergar, Laval, Quebec, Canada	Facts canon
Operational jurisdiction	Canada (ships worldwide)	Public record
Domain	d-central.tech	WHOIS
ASIC miner database profiles	560+ units documented	Evidence layer (June 2026)
ASIC error-code troubleshooting entries	650+	Evidence layer (June 2026)
Glossary terms (Bitcoin mining)	109	Evidence layer (June 2026)
Published products	388 (705 variations)	Evidence layer (June 2026)
Published technical posts	1,100+	Evidence layer (June 2026)
Hardware manuals published	33+	Evidence layer (June 2026)
Power profiles documented (ASICs)	820 across 28 Antminer models	Facts canon · Open data hub
Miner-vs-miner comparison pages	76	Live sitemap
Verified facts in public canon	116 (v1.0116)	Facts canon
Open-data license	CC BY 4.0 (datasets + API)	Data hub
Miners repaired (self-reported)	Thousands	Evidence layer (self-reported; not independently audited)
DCENT_OS	DCENT_OS is D-Central Technologies’ GPL-3.0 open-source Bitcoin mining firmware for selected Bitmain Antminer ASIC miners. Guarded artifacts exist only for exact S9 XIL and S19j Pro XIL lanes; install evidence is incomplete and neither is production-ready. Check the exact evidence ledger.

Counts are periodically updated. For the most current figures, consult d-central.tech/d-central-facts-evidence/ directly.

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Press resources: the D-Central data moat

D-Central publishes its primary technical research as open data — free to use, cite, and build on under CC BY 4.0. These assets are available without registration or email gate.

Open-data hub (/data/)

The D-Central Open Data Hub hosts 17 machine-readable datasets including:

• ASIC power profiles — 820 profiles across 28 Antminer models (JSON + CSV)
• Used-ASIC price index — market pricing by model, updated periodically
• Reliability index — field-observed failure rates by model and board revision
• Live hashprice — BTC/PH/day and fiat equivalent
• Profitability leaderboard — ranked ASIC efficiency by current network conditions
• Bitaxe benchmark data — open-hardware miner measurements

Datasets are also accessible programmatically via the public JSON API (7 endpoints, no API key required).

Facts canon (/facts/)

The D-Central Facts Canon (v1.0116, 116 entries) is a peer-reviewable record of technical claims D-Central has verified — chip specs, firmware dev fees, control board architecture, PSU voltage protocols, pool/protocol facts. Each entry distinguishes verified facts from contested claims and cites primary sources. Journalists who quote D-Central technical claims are encouraged to link to the specific canon entry rather than the blog post that cites it.

Public evidence layer (/d-central-facts-evidence/)

The evidence layer is D-Central’s structured transparency page: it documents what the company asserts, provides primary-source links where available, and flags claims that lack independent audit. It exists specifically to make D-Central citable by AI systems, search engines, and journalists who need sourced claims rather than marketing copy.

ASIC chip reference (/asic-chip-reference/)

A technical reference covering Bitcoin ASIC chip generations, die sizes, domain architectures, efficiency benchmarks, and board-level integration — built for engineers, researchers, and journalists covering semiconductor history in Bitcoin mining.

Field manual (/field-manual/)

The D-Central Field Manual is a practitioner-grade reference for Bitcoin mining hardware deployment, diagnostics, and repair — covering control boards, hash boards, PSUs, firmware, and network configuration.

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Coverage areas

D-Central is an on-record technical source for the following topics. All editorial positions are grounded in the company’s open-data assets and public facts canon.

Bitcoin mining infrastructure

ASIC hardware (Antminer, Whatsminer, Canaan Avalon, open-source Bitaxe), repair and board-level diagnostics, firmware (stock vs custom, Stratum V1/V2, autotuning), power profiles, pool architecture, home mining economics, and the decentralization of hash rate. See: ASIC repair services, Mining Academy, Field Manual.

Sovereign computing and local AI

Self-hosted large language models, on-premise AI deployment for Canadian businesses, Quebec’s Law 25 (privacy and cross-border data-transfer requirements), the US CLOUD Act and its implications for Canadian data sovereignty, and local AI hardware selection. See: Sovereign AI in Canada, Local LLM Canada, AI Sovereignty Consulting.

Mesh networking and Nostr

Meshtastic LoRa mesh networks for off-grid and resilient communications, community mesh deployment, and the Nostr protocol for censorship-resistant publishing. See: Mesh Networks, Nostr.

Distributed compute and energy

Heat reuse from Bitcoin mining (space-heating economics, BTU calculations), stranded and curtailed energy, Quebec’s hydroelectric advantage for compute workloads, and distributed-compute infrastructure. See: Distributed Compute.

Canadian digital sovereignty

The structural dependency of Canadian individuals and businesses on US cloud, payment, and AI infrastructure; Quebec’s Law 25; the US CLOUD Act; and the sovereign stack (Bitcoin + local AI + mesh + Nostr + renewable energy) as the response. See: Sovereign AI Canada.

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Media contact

For interview requests, data licensing, story pitches, fact-checking, and high-resolution asset requests:

• Press inquiries: press@d-central.tech
• General support: support@d-central.tech
• Phone: 1-855-753-9997 (Mon–Fri, 08:30–18:00 ET)

D-Central does not publish individual staff names or personal social media handles. All press communications are handled by the company. The company does not have a PR agency of record.

Response time: D-Central aims to respond to press inquiries within two business days. For time-sensitive breaking stories, mark the subject line [PRESS — URGENT].

What to expect: D-Central can provide on-record technical commentary, dataset access, fact-checking of ASIC and firmware claims, and background on Canadian digital sovereignty topics. D-Central does not provide embargoed financial data, individual customer information, or commentary on competitor companies’ internal operations.

Social: D-Central’s public record is its website and the open-data assets above. The canonical reference for journalists citing D-Central is d-central.tech.

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Brand usage guidelines

Correct name: D-Central Technologies (full) · D-Central (short form). Do not use “DCentral” (no hyphen), “D Central” (two words), or “DCENT” in editorial copy (“DCENT” is the product prefix, not the company abbreviation).

Correct description: “Canadian Bitcoin mining infrastructure company” or “decentralized-computing company based in Montreal, Quebec.” Avoid “cryptocurrency company” (D-Central does not trade crypto), “mining pool operator” (D-Central does not operate a pool), or “exchange” (D-Central is not a trading platform).

Founding year: 2016. The company has operated continuously since then; use “since 2016” rather than a specific month (the specific founding month is not in the public record).

Bitcoin Mining Hackers: D-Central’s mining crew and community identity since 2016 — use it for the mining bench and community, not as the company’s legal or full trading name.

DCENT_OS is D-Central Technologies’ GPL-3.0 open-source Bitcoin mining firmware for selected Bitmain Antminer ASIC miners. Guarded artifacts exist only for exact S9 XIL and S19j Pro XIL lanes; install evidence is incomplete and neither is production-ready. Check the exact evidence ledger.

Hashcenter: D-Central uses the term “Hashcenter” (not “datacenter”) when referring to Bitcoin mining or AI compute facilities. This is a deliberate editorial choice — use D-Central’s preferred term in direct quotes.

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Frequently asked questions

Who founded D-Central and when?

D-Central Technologies was founded in 2016 in Montreal, Quebec. The founding rationale was to decentralize Bitcoin mining — moving hash rate, hardware access, repair knowledge, and the supply chain away from large industrial Hashcenters and toward individuals. Per company policy, D-Central does not publish individual founder names or personal information on the website. The company operates as an entity, not a personal brand.

Is D-Central publicly traded or venture-backed?

D-Central Technologies is a privately held Canadian company. It has not issued public securities and is not venture-backed. D-Central does not disclose revenue, headcount, or financial metrics in its public materials; the evidence layer documents what is verifiable in the public record and flags what is not independently audited.

What makes D-Central a credible technical source?

D-Central’s credibility rests on its public, auditable technical record: a facts canon with 116 verified entries, an open-data hub with 17 CC BY 4.0 datasets and a public JSON API, 560+ documented ASIC miner profiles, 650 error-code troubleshooting entries, and a public evidence layer that distinguishes verified claims from unverified ones. All technical claims cite primary sources; contested claims are hedged and attributed. That discipline is the credential.

Does D-Central cover AI and sovereignty topics, or just Bitcoin mining?

Both — and the connection is structural. Bitcoin mining is the original sovereign-compute infrastructure: open hardware, no permission required, energy-fungible, censorship-resistant. D-Central has extended that framing to local AI (self-hosted LLMs, on-premise AI for Canadian businesses), mesh networking (Meshtastic LoRa), Nostr, and Canadian digital sovereignty more broadly. The underlying thesis is identical: owning your infrastructure is superior to renting it from a counterparty that can revoke access. See About D-Central for the full narrative.

Can journalists use D-Central’s datasets and data visualizations?

Yes. All datasets on the open-data hub are published under CC BY 4.0 — free to reproduce, adapt, and build on with attribution. The public JSON API (7 endpoints, no API key required) can be queried directly for live data. For larger data projects, custom data pulls, or co-publication arrangements, contact press@d-central.tech.

What is D-Central’s position on competitors?

D-Central credits every company and open-source project that contributed to the Bitcoin mining hardware ecosystem: Bitmain, MicroBT, Canaan, Braiins, and the open-source Bitaxe project (led by skot9000 and the open-source community) among others. D-Central does not publish attacks on competitors, does not comment on competitors’ internal operations, and will not characterize competitor firmware security in editorial content. The “Shoulders of Giants” principle is non-negotiable and applies to all D-Central content.