Intel’s bitcoin-mining Blockscale chips return from the dead, being given away for free — 256,000 Intel Bonanza Mine ASICs donated by Jack Dorsey’s Block, will be distributed to DIYe by lukejamesalden@gmail.com (Luke James) from Latest from Tom's Hardware on 2025-09-05 16:15 (#6ZTMA) On September 2, nonprofit hardware collective 256 Foundation tweeted that it had received a delivery of 260,000 Intel BZM2 ASICs Proto.