Topic: 2013-07-22 Inside Butterfly Labs: The ASIC bitcoin mining arms race (Read 1514 times)
Don't think there was much new here, but seems like reasonable reporting.
July 23, 2013, 07:08:50 AM
http://www.coindesk.com/inside-butterfly-labs-the-asic-bitcoin-mining-arms-race/
In the previous FPGA generation, processing was measured in hundreds of megahashes. The current generation of Bitcoin miners perform at a speed of gigahashes. The most powerful unit that Butterfly Labs offers is the 500 gigahash per second Mini Rig SC, currently priced at $22,484. It comes with a Nexus 7 tablet that has a custom built BFL app for mining bitcoins, which is also known as a “host” device since the miners need a software application to tell them what to do.
In the previous FPGA generation, processing was measured in hundreds of megahashes. The current generation of Bitcoin miners perform at a speed of gigahashes. The most powerful unit that Butterfly Labs offers is the 500 gigahash per second Mini Rig SC, currently priced at $22,484. It comes with a Nexus 7 tablet that has a custom built BFL app for mining bitcoins, which is also known as a “host” device since the miners need a software application to tell them what to do.
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