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Jack Dorsey's Block Set to Release New Bitcoin Mining Chips Next Weekcryptobriefing.com/block-bitcoin-mining-chips-launch/
1354 sats \ 12 comments \ @Cje95 18h bitcoin_Mining
It will be super interesting to see how these chips and Block’s Proto Mining play out in the space! All for democratizing BTC mining!
A little about the chips…
The move comes months after Block completed the development of a three-nanometer Bitcoin mining chip designed to enhance efficiency and decentralization in Bitcoin mining. The company aims to become a unique provider of large-scale, well-capitalized mining hardware.
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17 sats \ 1 reply \ @hasherstacker 18h
Make Bitcoin mining, decentralized again!
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7 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 18h
I really want to see how this will help accomplish that!
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0 sats \ 9 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 18h
Good news if they can be manufactured outside of China. Bitcoin mining manufacture is currently far too centralised. Unfortunately China has such a fucking massive lead over others in terms of engineering design and productive capacity in so many areas including Bitcoin hardware. Good on Jack ~ if this is true homegrown hardware designed and built in a democracy?
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57 sats \ 6 replies \ @optimism 17h
BMxxxx chips from Bitmain are manufactured by TSMC, so not-China-yet, but maybe soon.
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111 sats \ 5 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 15h
I think I heard TSMC have/are building some new manufacturing plant in the US too now?
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81 sats \ 4 replies \ @optimism 15h
Yes, in AZ. I think their first stage is done.
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118 sats \ 3 replies \ @Cje95 OP 14h
They also have one in Washington State and have had it since ‘96. The Camas facility, houses a 200mm wafer fabrication plant and supports process nodes ranging from 0.35 micrometers down to 0.16 micrometers.
The AZ complex will be 6 Fab plants and 2 advanced packaging facilities.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 13h
Good work- now just got to get those multiple rare earths refining plants up and running- could take a while- until then China has got a big strategic lever over the USA.
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393 sats \ 1 reply \ @Cje95 OP 17h
Here is your answer
CEO Jack Dorsey said the company is on track with development and doesn’t expect delays, mainly because the chip is being entirely built in the United States.
By relying on domestic manufacturers and suppliers, Dorsey noted that Block’s mining hardware won’t be impacted by global trade tensions or the ongoing tariff war involving the U.S. and some of its trading partners.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 15h
Good work!
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