Bitmain announced the S19XP [1] coming out in the 2nd half of this year with an efficiency of 21.5 J/TH, so Intel still has a lot of catching up to do. Another

Bitmain announced the S19XP [1] coming out in the 2nd half of this year with an efficiency of 21.5 J/TH, so Intel still has a lot of catching up to do. Another news report [2] mentions > After news of the company's efforts came to light, Intel finally officially acknowledged its blockchain/Bitcoin silicon program, divulging that it already has several large customers for the second-gen chips. That includes BLOCK (helmed by CEO Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame), Argo Blockchain, and GRIID Infrastructure. > Intel hasn't shared details of the second-gen chips and systems yet, but we do know they are derivatives of the BMZ1 ASICs shown below. but I'd be surprised if this second generation has bridged the nearly 2.5x efficiency gap... [1] https://shop.bitmain.com/product/detail?pid=00020211207113044632h8EJMWk30658 https://shop.bitmain.com/product/detail?pid=0002021120711304... [2] https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-details-its-bitcoin-mining-bonanza-mine-chips-and-systems https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-details-its-bitcoin-...