Day: March 28, 2026

Question – Zen 6 Speculation Thread

2026-03-28 By admin

ATX dying would probably require a drastic upheaval beyond even CAMM. Likeliest candidate for the executioner would be tied to development of glass PCBs with photonic interconnects – something I don’t expect to land anytime soon even with TSMC and other non Intel parties making moves on photonics.

Goldman Calls Bitcoin Bottom, Coinbase Provides Crypto Mortgages, and More – Week In Review

2026-03-28 By admin

This week’s headlines underscore crypto’s growing entanglement with both macro markets and traditional finance. Volatility spiked as geopolitical tensions rattled equities, while Wall Street’s migration to blockchain continued to accelerate behind the scenes. Goldman Sachs signaled a potential crypto bottom, adding institutional weight to recovery narratives. At the same time, Fannie Mae’s move into crypto-backed […]

Question – x86 and ARM architectures comparison thread.

2026-03-28 By admin

This post is brutally honest. You may not like it. x86 on the consumer side is becoming irrelevant. It’s so soundly beaten by ARM that it’s not funny. Let’s suppose Intel’s chips have the same performance and power efficiency of the M4 series. You guys would be calling for AMD’s funeral. Heck, even a 20% […]

US Lawmaker Probes Federal Reserve Approval of Kraken, Warns of ‘Critical’ Risk

2026-03-28 By admin

Scrutiny over crypto access to the U.S. payment system intensifies as lawmakers question how Kraken secured Federal Reserve account approval, raising fresh concerns about regulatory consistency, risk controls, and the future of digital asset integration. Lawmaker Presses Fed Over Crypto Account Approval Heightened scrutiny over access to U.S. payment infrastructure is intensifying as policymakers examine […]

‘They’re Here’: Bitwise Signals End of Anticipation Phase as Institutions Embed Into Crypto

2026-03-28 By admin

Institutional capital is rapidly embedding crypto into mainstream finance, with adoption accelerating and allocation strategies expanding as market integration approaches a critical tipping point driven by large-scale investor participation. Institutional Capital Accelerates Crypto Integration as Allocations and Product Access Rapidly Expand Institutional capital rotation into crypto markets is accelerating, with Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley signaling […]

Discussion – Intel Nova Lake in H2-2026: Discussion Threads

2026-03-28 By admin

Now with eight cores per CCX, since launch, AMD has been extremely coy about telling anyone publicly how those cores are connected together. When asked at launch if the cores in a Zen 3 eight-core CCX were fully connected, AMD’s general attitude was ‘Not quite, but close enough’. This would mean something between a ring […]