The Intel Blockscale ASIC is barely a year old, but Intel is already ceasing production and sales of the chip. As usual, the manufacturer points out the narrow focus on the core business.

The act of presence of Intel in the blockchain market is over. Last year, the chipmaker came onto the market with the announcement of the self-developed Blockscale ASIC: a chip tailored for Bitcoin mining. The chip was launched by then-chip boss Raja Koduri, who left the company in March of this year. Maybe that was already a sign on the wall of what was to come. Anyway, today it’s official: the Intel Blockscale 1000 series ASIC is no more.

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The line-up consisted of four products. All Blockscale chips were accelerators aimed at crypto workloads. You will not be followed up. Intel says it will continue to support existing customers. If you really want to, you can still order new components until October of this year.

Intel’s hardware was powerful and more than competitive, but the manufacturer wants to focus more on its core business. This is the design and production of x86 chips. Unrelated products like the Blockscale ASIC are a distraction while money and talent are better spent elsewhere.