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Intel Luncurkan Chip Alat Tambang Bitcoin Generasi Kedua, Diklaim Lebih Hemat Listrik


Intel mengumumkan peluncuran chip generasi kedua alat tambang Bitcoin bernama Intel Blockscale ASIC. Chip ini fokus kepada efisiensi energi dan keberlanjutan serta beroperasi dengan daya 26 J/TH. Chip ini diklaim lebih hemat daripada pesaingnya.

Chip tersebut bertujuan meningkatkan efisiensi energi penambangan Proof of work (PoW). Intel memakai pengalaman penelitian dan pengembangan selama puluhan tahun di bidang chip.

Bitcoin Magazine melaporkan, Jose Rios, General Manager Solusi Bisnis dan Blockchain Grup Sistem Komputasi dan Grafik Terakselesari Intel, mengatakan Blockscale ASIC akan berperan besar membantu perusahaan penambangan Bitcoin mencapai sasaran keberlanjutan dan penambahan hash rate di masa depan.


Intel Masuk Industri Tambang Bitcoin


Setiap chip Blockscale ASIC memiliki hash rate 580 GH/s dengan efisiensi daya 26 J/TH serta mendukung hingga 256 sirkuit terintegrasi (IC). Selain itu, chip ini memiliki kapabilitas pengukuran suhu dan voltase.

Sistem penambangan yang terdiri dari 256 chip Intel tersebut menghasilkan 148 TH/s dan “hanya” mengonsumsi listrik sebesar 3.860 W. Alat tambang terkemuka saat ini, yakni besutan Bitmain menghasilkan 140 TH/s dengan konsumsi energi 3.010 W dan 21,5 J/TH efisiensi daya.

Sebelumnya, chip tambang Bitcoin generasi pertama Intel mencakup total 4.248 mm persegi silikon yang mampu kekuatan hingga 40 Terahash per detik dengan konsumsi daya 3.600 W. Generasi pertama ini tentu saja belum sanggup berkompetisi ketat dengan Bitmain atau MicroBT asal Tiongkok.

Dengan generasi baru ini Intel hanya menjualnya kepada pihak-pihak tertentu saja, alih-alih mengirim sistem penambangan ASIC lengkap seperti pada umumnya. Argo Blockchain, Block Inc, Hive Blockchain dan GRIID Infrastructure adalah beberapa perusahaan penambang pertama yang akan sudah memesan chip Intel itu.

Intel Ketat Bersaing dengan Pemain Lama

Industri penambangan Bitcoin mengalami kekurangan pasokan ASIC akibat gangguan rantai pasokan di tengah pandemi. Kendati Intel Blockscale bersaing dengan produsen ASIC lain, penerbitan chip baru ini justru akan membantu pertumbuhan industri penambangan Bitcoin secara jangka menengah.

Langkah Intel tersebut dapat membantu industri aset kripto memenangkan debat lingkungan, sosial dan pengaturan (ESG), terutama persoalan lingkungan. Penambang semakin mendongkrak daya agar tetap kompetitif sehingga menuai pengawasan dari pembuat kebijakan di seluruh dunia.

Dikutip dari Coindesk, pada Maret lalu, Komite Konservasi Lingkungan pemerintah daerah New York memilih untuk mencanangkan aturan melarang penambangan PoW di negara bagian tersebut. Selain itu, sejumlah pembuat kebijakan yang dipimpin Senator Elizabeth Warren mengkritik penambangan kripto akibat dampak terhadap lingkungan.

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