Bitmain is the largest manufacturer of crypto mining equipment in the world, and getting publicly listed on the stock exchange would make it one of the obvious ways for people to invest in crypto infrastructure. According to the filing, Bitmain accounted for 74.5% of global application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) crypto mining rig sales in 2017, and it has only been growing since then. In 2017, its net profit was USD 952.6 million, and profits have nearly doubled since then to USD 952.2 million in the first half of 2018 alone. Revenue was USD 2.518 billion in 2017, and the first half of 2018 outpaced this at USD 2.846 billion of revenue.