Question 1

What is pBTC35A?

Accepted Answer

pBTC35A is a standardized Bitcoin mining-hashrate certificate launched by Mars Project. Under its historical design published in 2021, each token corresponded to 1 TH/s of Bitcoin mining hashrate hosted by Poolin Superhashrate; it was neither Bitcoin itself nor a redemption promise for a fixed quantity of BTC. “1 TH/s” describes a hashrate unit: the capacity for approximately one trillion hash attempts per second. Actual mining output also depends on network difficulty, the Bitcoin price, uptime, and costs, so this mapping should not be understood as a fixed rate of return.

Question 2

How were pBTC35A’s historical proceeds generated?

Accepted Answer

Under the historical design, net proceeds generated by the hosted miners were distributed in wBTC by block. The proceeds were “net” because mining revenue first had to account for costs such as electricity and mining-pool fees; published parameters included an electricity price of US$0.0583/kWh, a 2.50% FPPS mining-pool fee, and a power-efficiency ratio of 35 W/T. Using 1 TH/s as an example, 35 W/T means the rated power consumption for the corresponding hashrate is 35 watts; actual distributable results would also vary with difficulty, block rewards, and operating status. These parameters were historical parameters in the product-design materials at the time, not current fee or yield quotes.

Question 3

How could users historically participate in pBTC35A-related products?

Accepted Answer

Mars Project previously offered two historical participation paths: holding pBTC35A allowed entry into BTC Gold01; alternatively, users could first provide liquidity for the pBTC35A/USDT trading pair and then deposit the LP certificate into BTC Gold01(LP). Both paths were based on wBTC mining proceeds in the historical design, but the rules for distributing MARS rewards differed. Staking pBTC35A, providing liquidity, and directly holding the token are different operations: the first two involve depositing tokens or LP certificates into specified contracts and carrying the corresponding contract, price, and liquidity risks. This description only explains the product flow at the time and does not confirm that these pools are still operating.

Question 4

How did the shutdown observation period affect pBTC35A’s historical operation?

Accepted Answer

On October 2, 2022, pBTC35A entered a shutdown observation period. In an announcement dated March 3, 2023, the project stated that the conditions for restarting had never been met during the observation period, so operations could not be redeployed or generate proceeds again. This event changed the earlier premise of “hosted hashrate continuously generating output”: even if the token had been designed around 1 TH/s, there would be no corresponding mining proceeds while the miners were not operating. The announcement cited the low coin price, high network difficulty, and the condition of the underlying machines as the assessment context.

Question 5

What did the 2023 mining termination and buyback announcement mean?

Accepted Answer

On March 3, 2023, the project announced its decision to end the observation period and terminate pBTC35A mining, while stating that it would prepare a buyback plan; the English announcement said holders would be able to exchange pBTC35A for USDT on the official Mars website, with details to be announced later. “Planned buyback” or “will be able to exchange” are forward-looking statements in the announcement. They are insufficient to prove that the buyback was completed, that any tokens remain exchangeable now, or that all holders received funds. When assessing this historical event, the announced decision to terminate mining should be separated from the subsequent outcome of buyback implementation.

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