Intel’s Blockscale – A New Bitcoin Mining Chip

Earlier this month, Intel announced Blocksale ASIC, the company's second-generation Bitcoin mining chip. Intel plans to deliver the new chip for the third quarter, which it claims will be more energy-efficient. What does this news mean for Intel and the blockchain sector? How will Bitcoin miners react? Intel’s Second Attempt to Attract Crypto Miners Intel's first mining chip, Bonanza Mine, is a 7nm process packed in lots of 300. So we can speak of a 3,600W mining machine with up…

Intel Reveals 2nd Gen Bitcoin Mining Chip After Netting First Major Customer

Intel – a multinational chip manufacturer – recently unveiled its 2nd generation “Bonanza Mine” Bitcoin mining ASIC. It also ]offered details on its first-generation miner (BMZ1), a 3600W miner delivering 40 terahashes per second (TH/s). Exploring Intel’s Mining Chips The company unveiled its new processor at the 2022 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) on Sunday. As covered by Tom’s Hardware, the second 2nd generation chips (BMZ2) will be a derivative of the BMZ1 series. They offered no details beyond that…