The Intel logo displayed outside of the company’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on January 16, 2014. Photo: AFP
Intel’s bitcoin mining chip challenges Chinese rig makers like Bitmain and MicroBT by offering fixed pricing
- Intel unveiled its first generation BonanzaMine chip in January, and the first batch will go to Jack Dorsey’s Block and mining firms Griid and Argo Blockchain
- The initiative could undermine Chinese manufacturers Bitmain and MicroBT, which dominate the bitcoin mining hardware market
The Intel logo displayed outside of the company’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on January 16, 2014. Photo: AFP