HIVE Blockchain to purchase Intel ‘ASIC’ crypto mining chips

Canada-based Bitcoin mining farm HIVE Blockchain is looking to expand its operations after signing a supply agreement with semiconductor giant Intel. The chipmaker will sell its latest “high performing ASIC chips” to HIVE blockchain, consequently raising its Bitcoin hash rate by over 95% from 1.9 Exahash per second.

Per the press release issued Monday, the mining farm has also onboarded an original design manufacturer (ODM) to integrate Intel’s chips with HIVE’s air-cooled Bitcoin mining system. The mining rigs will be delivered over a course of 12 months, starting from the second half of 2022.

Aydin Kilic President & COO of HIVE said in the announcement:

“Intel’s energy-efficient and high performance blockchain accelerator is expected to reduce our power consumption over current ASIC miners on the market. HIVE will participate in the system development process from design verification, through to the prototype stages, and then factory & test engineering regimens to arrive at a production model.”

Intel launched its first cryptocurrency mining chip last month, already signing supply contracts with Argo Blockchain, Block (formerly known as Square), and GRIID Infrastructure at the time.

The Nasdaq-listed mining firm has also entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent with Compute North, a crypto mining and infrastructure solutions provider. With the partnership, HIVE seeks to expand its operations in the United States by deploying 100 megawatts of energy-efficient miners at a Texas facility.

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