An expected abundance of hydroelectric power is drawing Bitmain into China, where the mining manufacturing firm is expected to place some 200,000 units worth $80 million. Bitmain is talking with farmers in China's southwestern provinces to set up the rigs which could earn about $7.7 million per month in total, according to CoinDesk calculations. The pivot marks a change from Bitmain's typical business of selling mining units and could indicate a thaw in the mining community winter.