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Re:When the Dotcom Bubble Burst by latchkey on Monday March 17, 2025 @10:05PM (#43395021)
SHA265 hasn't been efficient on a GPU (compared with an ASIC) in over 10 years.
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Re:When the Dotcom Bubble Burst by akimbostrawman on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @04:38AM (#43396923)
crpto != only Bitcoin. Any cryptocurrency worth its salt is ASCI resistant.
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Re:When the Dotcom Bubble Burst by latchkey on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @10:28AM (#43399861)
Even ethash had ASICs. As long as there is enough financial incentive, there can always be ASICs built for cheating the system. "Any cryptocurrency worth its salt" would have that incentive.
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