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Re:Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most ... by eganist on Friday March 04, 2022 @10:25AM (#30556066)
> Requiring an ASIC to mine centralizes mining.

As compared to graphics cards where people are largely buying cards and dedicating them to the task, how does the use of ASICs centralize mining?

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Re:Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most ... by charcircuit on Friday March 04, 2022 @03:06PM (#30559698)
>how does the use of ASICs centralize mining?

Because any gamer with modern hardware can choose to mine and make a little bit of money

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