Integrated circuit manufacturing giant Intel has launched the next generation of its mining chip, called the “Intel Blockscale ASIC”. The second generation of Intel’s mining hardware comes just a month after the California-based tech giant unveiled its first generation of Bitcoin mining equipment at this year’s International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).
A Vancouver-based Bitcoin mining company, Hive Blockchain, has announced it will be acquiring Intel’s recently unveiled cryptocurrency mining hardware and expanding beyond Canadian borders with a rented Texas-based mining facility.
Chip manufacturing giant Intel has revealed details on its first mining chip, aptly called “Bonanza Mine.” The new hardware was put on display at the annual International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) held in downtown San Francisco. For the time being, it seems that hardware solutions by Bitmain and MicroBT retain the edge over Intel’s products.
The leading desktop chip manufacturer Intel is looking to unveil a new type of ASIC at the upcoming International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) during the demonstration session scheduled for February 23, titled “Bonanza Mine: An Ultra-Low-Voltage Energy-Efficient Bitcoin Mining ASIC.”