11 sats \ 3 replies \ @harrr 25 Oct 2023 \ parent \ on: What if Bitcoin mining was ASIC-resistant? bitcoin
You're making the mistake of assuming that operations wouldn't be heavily specialized without ASICs. They would still be, they just wouldn't use ASICs but other special hardware, you certainly wouldn't be able to mine profitably on an off the shelf laptop.
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15 sats \ 1 reply \ @MattInTech OP 25 Oct 2023
I get it and you are totally right, but at least you take something out of the equation. Then we will probably have a very different GPU market, but that's another story I guess...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @harrr 25 Oct 2023
Huh, I said there would be other special hardware... like GPUs that you wouldn't find in a laptop.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @jk_14 25 Oct 2023
Primo: I don't make mistakes. Never. ;) vide: #291420
Secundo: GPU is obviously heavily specialized hardware in some strict area (and this simple fact is a base for my idea of ASIC-proof algo, btw)
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