Freedom and responsibility. These two concepts are extremely important, both when it comes to Bitcoin and other currencies. They provide their users with unprecedented financial freedom, as for tens of millions of people who do not have access to banks and institutions, for political dissidents and refugees, journalists, and each of us. It gives single…
Category: Hardware
Intel plans to produce chips for Bitcoin mining
Intel has hinted that the next generation of Bitcoin mining systems could ship with “Intel Inside” stickers. The company announced plans to discuss the “Bonanza Mine” chip for Bitcoin mining, at its upcoming conference. Bonanza Mine has been described as an efficient, low-cost ASIC for Bitcoin mining, according to data from documentation signed by three…
The current craze for cryptocurrency mining is affecting how some products are designed
AMD will begin selling its latest budget GPU, the Radeon RX 6500 XT, on January 19th. The retail price is $199, but the current shortage of graphics cards, which was partly caused by the crazy mining of cryptocurrencies, but also by resellers who want to make money, made purchasing any graphics card at its intended…
New graphics cards are coming, for top gaming on all devices
Nvidia is making its RTX technology more accessible, and GeForce RTX 3050, 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti, and 3090 Ti graphics cards have been announced. RTX 3050 and 3090 Ti models will be available for desktop users, while RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti will be laptop GPUs. The RTX 3090 Ti model, which is intended…
Ryzen 6000, desktop Ryzen 5000 and Zen4 architecture for massive gameplay enhancements
AMD will bring new Zen3+ models of processors for laptops and desktop machines to the market during the year, and we got to know Zen4 better in action! At the Product Premiere 2022 virtual event at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, AMD unveiled a complete line of new Ryzen 6000 mobile processors for business and…