Intel is Winning Over Blockchain Critics By Reimagining Bitcoin's DNA

Intel is Winning Over Blockchain Critics By Reimagining Bitcoin's DNA

With so much R&D ongoing in the blockchain sector, it's hard for any new tech to separate from the pack. In addition to the sheer volume of designs for these new types of financial databases, separating the interesting ideas often requires ample peer review, testing and time. Still, this messy process hasn't stopped tech giants like IBM and JP Morgan from conducting work that rivals the more well-known open-source creations like bitcoin and ethereum in aim and ambition. While these contributions are grabbing headlines, however, praise across both open-source and enterprise communities....


Related News

Intel Discloses Holding Coinbase Stake in Filing With SEC

Computer chip manufacturer Intel Corp. has revealed it holds a stake in the leading U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase. The tech giant purchased the shares worth almost $800,000 after the digital asset trading platform went public earlier this year. Intel Acquires Shares of Crypto Exchange Coinbase Intel has disclosed it owns Coinbase stock in a quarterly report submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) on Friday. The Santa Clara, California-based technology company bought the stake following the listing of the cryptocurrency exchange this spring. According to....

Report: Intel Reveals ‘Bonanza Mine BMZ1’ Blockchain Accelerator Mining Chip

Last week the California-based technology company Intel explained its intentions to develop crypto mining semiconductors that would showcase “1000x better performance per watt.” Now Intel has revealed more details about the “Bonanza Mine” (BMZ1) blockchain accelerator chip at this year’s International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). Intel’s Bonanza Mine Crypto Chip Products Introduced at ISSCC Information concerning Intel’s new crypto mining accelerator chip has been revealed to the public, according to various reports covering....

Intel Forays into Internet of Things

Internet of Things is the next in-thing. All electronic device manufacturing companies are eyeing the segment. Intel, Samsung, Google... you name it and they are gradually making inroads into the segment. Intel especially already has a lot riding on it. The semiconductor company is working hard to be the first on to get there. Intel's sense of urgency to dominate the Internet of Things segment was evident in its recent keynote during annual Intel Developer Forum earlier this week when they displayed proof of concept robots that can be controlled with hand gestures. Some of the other....

First Intel inside Bitcoin ATM at Internet of Things Roadshow

Intel Inside Bitcoin ATM. Recently at the Internet of Things (IoT) Roadshow in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a group of developers created what may be the first Bitcoin ATM powered by an Intel platform. Intel IoT Roadshows are being held at ten different locations around the world. Intel runs these to encourage innovation and give away its Internet of Things Developer Kits to a set number of attendees at each convention. At the Sao Paulo Brazil event, a kit was given to the first 100 attendees. One team went the Bitcoin route and created a Bitcoin ATM over the course of the two-day event. Also read:....

Intel’s Sawtooth a ‘Poetic Consensus Environment’

The multinational tech corporation Intel, the largest semiconductor chip manufacturer, is currently keen on blockchain technology. The Santa Clara, California-based company, announced its latest initiative called “Sawtooth Lake” this April alongside a Hyperledger technical discussion meeting. The firm intends to use the platform for building, launching, and operating distributed ledger environments. Intel says that this particular protocol provides an immutable digital record of asset ownership “without a central authority.” Is Intel’s Sawtooth Cutting Edge Technology? Since being founded....