What is Intel blockscale ASIC?

Cryptocurrency mining increasingly demands customized solutions to meet power, efficiency and other unique requirements. Building on years of experience with optimized hashing functions, Intel delivers the Intel® Blockscale™ ASIC, a SHA-256 (Secure Hash Algorithm-256) hardware accelerator for blockchain proof-of-work consensus applications.

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.

Why did Intel discontinue blockscale ASICs?

Intel's statement cites the company's tighter focus on its IDM 2.0 operations as the reason for ending the Blockscale ASICs, a frequent refrain in many of its statements as it has exited several businesses amid company-wide belt-tightening.