Thank you for the explanation. I appreciate it-
I'd be grateful if anyone has some any informational links.
Topic: Modify SHA256 miner to mine Scrypt. (Read 604 times)
From the information I've come across, litecoin source contains SHA256 algorithms, only the memory requirement is more.
Why not add massive 500GB of non ECC memory to a server board and some bitcoin mining chips?
Am I missing something or is 3TH of scrypt hashing power on ltc just not worth the effort to any dev out there?
Why not add massive 500GB of non ECC memory to a server board and some bitcoin mining chips?
Am I missing something or is 3TH of scrypt hashing power on ltc just not worth the effort to any dev out there?
The essence of what you wrote is true: Scrypt does require a massive amount of memory to be hashed, however, this cannot be added to current BTC ASIC equipment because Scrypt is using a modified version of the SHA-256 algorithm, and since the ASIC is specific to the SHA-256 algorithm, it won't be able to work with the modified version, AKA, Scrypt.
Atleast, to my understanding.
From the information I've come across, litecoin source contains SHA256 algorithms, only the memory requirement is more.
Why not add massive 500GB of non ECC memory to a server board and some bitcoin mining chips?
Am I missing something or is 3TH of scrypt hashing power on ltc just not worth the effort to any dev out there?
Why not add massive 500GB of non ECC memory to a server board and some bitcoin mining chips?
Am I missing something or is 3TH of scrypt hashing power on ltc just not worth the effort to any dev out there?
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