Intel Blockscale ASIC Overview

So, here’s what you gotta know about the Intel Blockscale ASIC. It’s got a dedicated SHA-256 ASIC processor, which is pretty cool. The hash rate can hit up to 580 GH/s, and it’s got power efficiency of around 26 J/TH. Also, it comes with on-chip temp and voltage sensing, which is nice for monitoring. You can connect up to 256 integrated circuits in a single chain, so there’s plenty of scalability. Plus, they’re providing a reference design and software stack to help customers get their systems up and running quicker. As for when you can get your hands on it, shipments are set to start in Q3 of 2022. Some of the first companies jumping in include Argo Blockchain, Block Inc., Hive Blockchain Technologies, and GRIID Infrastructure. They’re all gearing up to build new systems using this ASIC.

I think this might have an indirect impact on prices... From the look of things, Intel will give the above brands the tools needed for filling the gaps, as opposed to helping them to create the most efficient miner for the market [at least for now]. - S19 XP will be shipped around Q3 of 2022 and by the time the above brands get their Intel chips and design their products, they'd be a step behind the competition [assuming that they'd offer them to the public] and that might lead to offering competitive prices for their products. Does anybody know where these chips will be made?

If that can speed up the average transaction time for BTC i'm all for it

I did some digging regarding my own question from last week and it looks like most of their manufacturing sites are in the US, so I have a strong feeling those chips aren't going to be cheap [I hope I'm wrong]. Because of the difficulty adjustments that occur every 2016 blocks [2 weeks], nothing can "permanently" decrease the average "block" time.

You can use lightning for basically instant transactions in BTC. If you've never used it before, you can try Muun as it's one of the simplest to use, and check out some lightning stores(and faucet) here. On-chain transaction will always remain at 10 minutes on average by design. Independent of how fast miners get.