Author: Aaron Voisine 2014-07-04 19:54:37
Published on: 2014-07-04T19:54:37+00:00
The discussion on the Bitcoin-development mailing list revolves around the efficiency of Proof-of-Work (POW) algorithms and their possible application-specific device (ASD) implementation. One user believes that there are no algorithms that cannot be done better in an ASD than in a general-purpose computer. However, another user suggests that keeping the algorithm simple and ASIC-easy has the advantage of allowing more people to design ASICs for it, leading to diversity in the marketplace. The conversation then shifts to the production of competitive mining equipment, with one user noting that if POW is most efficient on general-purpose CPUs, only entities like Intel, AMD, and IBM would be able to produce such equipment. The discussion ends with a link to an open-source business process management suite built on Java and Eclipse.
Updated on: 2023-06-09T00:39:12.601044+00:00