Intel bied lae spanning, energiedoeltreffend aan Bitcoin Mynskyfie by konferensie

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Di 18 Januarie 2022 6:47

Intel bied lae spanning, energiedoeltreffend aan Bitcoin Mynskyfie by konferensie

This could be huge. Intel plans to enter the Bitcoin mining space with a cleverly marketed “ultra-low-voltage energy-efficient” ASIC chip. Considering that the chip shortage severely delayed the next generation of ASIC miners, this is tremendous. And, more importantly, it opens up the door for Bitcoin miners manufacturing in the USA. And in the rest of the Western world, even. 

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In December, Raja Koduri hinted at Intel’s intention to get into the Bitcoin mining space. Even though he’s the chief architect and senior vice president of Intel’s architecture, graphics and software division, no one expected Intel to deliver so soon. 

Intel jumping into the #Bitcoin mynbou ASIC vervaardiging is 'n groot. Ons benodig baie meer chip fab in die VSA. Dit sal lei tot:

– Improved National Security– Supply Chain robustness

En dit sal ook lei tot minder afhanklikheid van Taiwan, wat deur China se aggressie bedreig word.

— Dennis Porter (@Dennis_Porter_) January 18, 2022

Besonderhede is skaars. Daar is niks op Intel se amptelike webwerf nie. 'n Vinnige soektog onthul dat "Toegang tot bykomende soekresultate vir "bonanza" beperk is". Ons het egter die 411 op die projek met die kodenaam "Bonanza-myn."

The product will be an “ultra-low-voltage energy-efficient Bitcoin mining ASIC.” According to Tom’s Hardware, the page that broke the news, Intel will reveal their new chip at:

“The ISSCC conference is a yearly gathering of the best and brightest minds in the chip industry. This year, Intel has a presentation scheduled in the ‘Highlighted Chip Releases’ category to outline a new “Bonanza Mine” processor, a new chip described as an “ultra-low-voltage energy-efficient Bitcoin mining ASIC.”

Apparently, Intel has been developing the product since at least 2018, when they registered “a patent for a specialized processing system that uses an optimized SHA-256 datapath.”According to Tom’s Hardware, “Intel has a wealth of experience in hardware-assisted SHA-256 algorithms due to the use of these instructions in its CPU products.” 

Dit is groot nuus!

More competition in the hardware mining sector is welcome pic.twitter.com/C7I1FQJxH6

— Dan Held (@danheld) January 18, 2022

'n Meer onlangse aanduiding van die maatskappy se voornemens het gekom toe die reeds genoemde Intel-uitvoerende beampte Raja Koduri "op die gewilde streamer Dr. Lupo se program verskyn het." Hy het vir hom duidelik gesê:

"Om baie meer doeltreffende blokketting-validering te kan doen teen 'n baie laer koste, baie laer krag, is 'n redelik oplosbare probleem. En jy weet, ons werk daaraan, en op 'n sekere tyd, hopelik nie te ver in die toekoms nie, sal ons 'n bietjie interessante hardeware daarvoor deel."

Until now, ASIC Bitcoin miners manufacturing is controlled by Bitmain and Microbt, with Canaan, Strongu, and Ebang handling a minority of the market. All of those companies are Chinese. The chips are all made in Taiwan and South Korea. This poses a centralization problem for the Bitcoin network that seemed unsolvable until Intel’s soft announcement.

Now, the open-source Bitcoin miner that Jack Dorsey’s Block is working on makes a lot more sense. Theoretically, the silicon chip is the only part of an ASIC machine that can’t be bought in a hardware store. With that problem solved, by no less than an industry leader with immense manufacturing power, the sky’s the limit. If this whole thing materializes, expect a huge leap forward in the further decentralization of Bitcoin mynbou. 

Intel, a $220 billion industry leader, is preparing to launch ASIC hardware for bitcoin mynbou.

Bitcoin is a computer network. Every technology company will eventually plug themselves into it. https://t.co/pbTFiRqx0B

— Pomp (@APompliano) January 18, 2022

Also, Intel’s announcement certainly legitimizes Bitcoin mining as a business to watch for the next 100 years. As podcaster Anthony Pompliano said, “Bitcoin is a computer network. Every technology company will eventually plug themselves into it.” With this announcement, Bitcoin not only gets Intel’s seal of approval. The giant company now has skin in the game. 

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Om dit af te sluit, kom ons haal Tom's Hardware nog een keer aan:

“Vir nou is dit nie duidelik of Intel die Bonanza-mynskyfie as 'n produk vir die publiek gaan vrystel of as dit tot 'n navorsingsprojek beperk bly nie. Gegewe dat die skyfie egter in die "gemerkte Chip Releases: Digital/ML"-baan is en Koduri se opmerkings, is dit logies om te verwag dat hierdie skyfies in die nabye toekoms aan kliënte gebied sal word.

Dus, alles wat ons gesê het, is nog nie 'n uitgemaakte saak nie. Dit ruik egter goed.

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