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Topic: [2016-05-14]Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon (Read 372 times)

legendary
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Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon

An interesting statement was posted on Twitter by Olivier Janssens, as he explained an upcoming change in the Bitcoin Core client software. A patented optimization for ASIC mining – called AsicBoost – will be made obsolete in the next client update. That news did not go over well with a lot of members for sure...

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There is a lot of FUD here.  If you read the dev list, you will see the discussions concerning it there.
legendary
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This is why we need alternatives to Bitcoin Core. The most dangerous point of centralization right now is Bitcoin Core itself.
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Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon

An interesting statement was posted on Twitter by Olivier Janssens, as he explained an upcoming change in the Bitcoin Core client software. A patented optimization for ASIC mining – called AsicBoost – will be made obsolete in the next client update. That news did not go over well with a lot of members for sure...

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