Block 与 Core Scientific 完成了其新型 3nm 比特币挖矿芯片的第一笔订单

两家公司尚未披露该交易的财务数据，但此次收购预计将为 Core 的挖矿增加近 15 exahashes/s (EH/s) 的算力

Financial technology conglomerate Block has secured the first order for its new mining chips. As announced by the company on July 10, Block will be supplying its new 3 nanometer (3nm) mining application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) to Bitcoin miner Core Scientific.

金融科技集团 Block 已获得其新型挖矿芯片的第一份订单。正如该公司 7 月 10 日宣布的那样，Block 将向比特币矿机 Core Scientific 提供其新型 3 纳米 (3nm) 挖矿专用集成电路 (ASIC)。

The companies have not disclosed the financials of the deal, but the purchase is expected to add nearly 15 exahashes per second (EH/s) of hashrate to Core’s mining capacity — currently at 24.6 EH/s.

两家公司尚未披露此次交易的财务数据，但此次收购预计将为 Core 的挖矿能力增加近 15 exahashes 每秒 (EH/s) 的算力——目前为 24.6 EH/s。

Core Scientific and Block have been collaborating on the new chips for the past few months, with the miner firm providing inputs for a modular platform designed to scale for mining operators.

过去几个月，Core Scientific 和 Block 一直在开发新芯片，这家矿业公司为旨在为采矿运营商扩展的模块化平台提供输入。

The collaboration was led by Block’s Proto team, which is behind the company’s mining tools and wallet. “This agreement is a good example of how we envision our mining products pushing forward the advancement and decentralization of the mining industry,” said Thomas Templeton, lead of the Proto team at Block.

此次合作由 Block 的 Proto 团队领导，该团队负责该公司的挖矿工具和钱包。 Block 的 Proto 团队负责人 Thomas Templeton 表示：“这项协议是我们设想我们的挖矿产品如何推动挖矿行业进步和去中心化的一个很好的例子。”

Block pivots to mining

区块转向挖矿

Jack Dorsey’s Block is one of the biggest fintech players in the industry. The company is behind popular payment gateways such as Square and Cash App, but since 2021, it has moved to tackle challenges around Bitcoin mining amid a global chip shortage.

Jack Dorsey 的 Block 是业内最大的金融科技公司之一。该公司是 Square 和 Cash App 等流行支付网关的幕后黑手，但自 2021 年以来，该公司已开始在全球芯片短缺的情况下应对比特币挖矿的挑战。

In October 2021, the company began developing its own semiconductor chips. By early 2023, it had completed a prototype design for a 5nm Bitcoin mining chip, disclosing plans to make mining technology “open source” by selling standalone ASICs and other hardware components.”

2021年10月，该公司开始开发自己的半导体芯片。到 2023 年初，它已经完成了 5nm 比特币挖矿芯片的原型设计，并披露了通过销售独立 ASIC 和其他硬件组件来使挖矿技术“开源”的计划。

Bitcoin mining involves deploying vast computational resources to solve complex cryptographic problems, validating transactions, and securing the network. Smaller, more efficient 3nm chips can enhance the processing of mining hardware while reducing energy consumption.

比特币挖矿涉及部署大量计算资源来解决复杂的加密问题、验证交易和保护网络。更小、更高效的 3nm 芯片可以增强挖矿硬件的处理能力，同时降低能耗。

Block has described its endeavor on ASIC rigs as costly and complex. It claims that a small number of companies control a large portion of the specialized Bitcoin mining silicon, leading to a concentration of BTC mining technology.

Block 称其在 ASIC 设备上的努力成本高昂且复杂。它声称少数公司控制了大部分专用比特币挖矿芯片，导致比特币挖矿技术集中。