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Is Intel's blockscale 100 ASIC dead?

Intel just shipped its first Bitcoin-mining chip last June, the Blockscale 100 ASIC, but it’s already dead-the company has discontinued it less than a year later, reports Tom’s Hardware, without announcing a new chip to succeed it.

Is the Intel blockscale 1000 series ASIC end-of-life?

We spoke with Intel on the matter, and the company told Tom's Hardware that “As we prioritize our investments in IDM 2.0, we have end-of-lifed the Intel Blockscale 1000 Series ASIC while we continue to support our Blockscale customers.”

Is Hive a bitcoin mining rig based on Intel chips?

The company announced its foray into bitcoin mining about a year ago, with its first customers for the chips, dubbed Blockscale, being Argo Blockchain (ARBK), Block (SQ), Griid Infrastructure and Hive Blockchain (HIVE). Since then onlyHive has confirmed the installation of mining rigs powered by Intel chips.

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