No, I can't. I was not a moderator at that time. It was probably locked because the topic was beaten to death.
Doesn't seem to be a good reason, or valid in view of recent events.
Thank you for your opinion.
Topic: WTF is this? Someone found a trick for fast mining? (part II) - page 2. (Read 3845 times)
Doesn't seem to be a good reason, or valid in view of recent events.
Thank you for your opinion.
That's your opinion. Thank you. We all have one. Some of us even have arguments.
It is my opinion, it is a fact stated in the asicboost paper itself:Can you explain why the old thread has been locked by moderation?
No, I can't. I was not a moderator at that time. It was probably locked because the topic was beaten to death. No, Asicboost does not make mining hardware run faster and somehow generate blocks faster. Your original question, assumption, and theory is still invalid; those "fast" blocks are due to variance in block finding. Asicboost does not make miners make blocks faster, just more efficient so they end up consuming less electricity and thus have fewer costs.
That's your opinion. Thank you. We all have one. Some of us even have arguments.
Can you explain why the old thread has been locked by moderation?
No, Asicboost does not make mining hardware run faster and somehow generate blocks faster. Your original question, assumption, and theory is still invalid; those "fast" blocks are due to variance in block finding. Asicboost does not make miners make blocks faster, just more efficient so they end up consuming less electricity and thus have fewer costs.
i thought it was nothing to do with 'faster' mining, simply more profitable mining because of less power consumption.
If you look on the mining subform you can see people talking about it. It's called asicboost. Antminet hardware has it built in but it is only used when miners are connected to antpool.
This comes from the thread:
WTF is this? Someone found a trick for fast mining?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wtf-is-this-someone-found-a-trick-for-fast-mining-1045381
That old thread from May 2015 was locked by moderation (why?)
In that thread it was observed statistical anomalies that to my understanding were signs of use of a faster mining algorithm.
The blocks in question were mined by Antpool.
I think, in view of recent events, it would be good to comment. I am curious to know if gmaxwell has changed his views.
It is worth quoting my post #75:
WTF is this? Someone found a trick for fast mining?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wtf-is-this-someone-found-a-trick-for-fast-mining-1045381
That old thread from May 2015 was locked by moderation (why?)
In that thread it was observed statistical anomalies that to my understanding were signs of use of a faster mining algorithm.
The blocks in question were mined by Antpool.
I think, in view of recent events, it would be good to comment. I am curious to know if gmaxwell has changed his views.
It is worth quoting my post #75:
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I withdrew any claim. So, stop repeating the same thing over and over. Already Mr gmaxwell rated me as a scammer (at the same level as other people having stolen bitcoins to others) and has tried to bullshit my expertise, which I think at this point says more about him than about me.
But I do believe and I will repeat that some unusual patterns do deserve attention, in particular when the numbers show that these events are extremely rare.
Without being paranoic it is conceivable that some people found a boost on the mining performance (it wouldn't be the first time this happens), and they try to hide it for their own interest.
I fully agree that this possibility has to be treated with caution, but it cannot be ignored and we should be on the look up. If this appears to be the case at the end, some people in this forum will have collaborated concealing this fact. They will bear that responsibility.
On my side I would restrict my comments to statistical facts.
But I do believe and I will repeat that some unusual patterns do deserve attention, in particular when the numbers show that these events are extremely rare.
Without being paranoic it is conceivable that some people found a boost on the mining performance (it wouldn't be the first time this happens), and they try to hide it for their own interest.
I fully agree that this possibility has to be treated with caution, but it cannot be ignored and we should be on the look up. If this appears to be the case at the end, some people in this forum will have collaborated concealing this fact. They will bear that responsibility.
On my side I would restrict my comments to statistical facts.
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