{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ZencashOfficial/zen/issues/142","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ZencashOfficial/zen","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ZencashOfficial/zen/issues/142/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ZencashOfficial/zen/issues/142/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ZencashOfficial/zen/issues/142/events","html_url":"https://github.com/ZencashOfficial/zen/issues/142","id":320009512,"number":142,"title":"ASIC resistance","user":{"login":"tarrenj","id":3710484,"avatar_url":"https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/3710484?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/tarrenj","html_url":"https://github.com/tarrenj","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tarrenj/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tarrenj/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tarrenj/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tarrenj/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tarrenj/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tarrenj/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tarrenj/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tarrenj/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tarrenj/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":24,"created_at":"2018-05-03T17:21:22Z","updated_at":"2018-05-05T06:43:18Z","closed_at":null,"author_association":"OWNER","body":"Bitmain will begin shipping the Z9 Equihash miner soon.  Let's use this thread to discuss ASIC resistance:  Is it something we want to spend the time/resources to continue, or should we embrace ASICs?  Staying ASIC resistant will likely require multiple updates in the future as ASICs progress, and would currently require updates to the core software, pool software, and mining software.\r\n\r\nX16R and MTP have been mentioned several times, though the specifics of them have not yet been investigated:\r\nhttps://github.com/zcoinofficial/zcoin/wiki/What-is-MTP-(Merkle-Tree-Proof)-and-why-is-it-an-ideal-Proof-of-Work-algorithm%3F\r\nhttps://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/files/1861292/X16R-Whitepaper.pdf\r\n\r\nNeoScrypt is another interesting option, again, it has not been investigated as a potential Equihash replacement for ZenCash:\r\nhttps://github.com/ghostlander/NeoScrypt\r\n\r\n\r\nInteresting information:\r\nhttps://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/958\r\nhttps://forum.z.cash/t/let-s-talk-about-asic-mining/27353\r\nhttps://github.com/ZcashFoundation/Elections/pull/1\r\nhttps://github.com/amiller/Elections/commit/d0820571a359f682e519d89375dc162570361cd2\r\nhttps://github.com/BTCGPU/BTCGPU/issues/308\r\n\r\nThere is also interesting discussion taking place in the #general and #mining channels of the ZenCash Discord: https://discord.gg/zTd7C5\r\n\r\nThis is not a ZenIP, just a thread to continue the discussion.  Please ignore typos until I can edit them out, as I'm on my phone..."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ZencashOfficial/zen/issues/comments/386784249","html_url":"https://github.com/ZencashOfficial/zen/issues/142#issuecomment-386784249","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ZencashOfficial/zen/issues/142","id":386784249,"user":{"login":"igorvoltaic","id":7091794,"avatar_url":"https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/7091794?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/igorvoltaic","html_url":"https://github.com/igorvoltaic","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/igorvoltaic/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/igorvoltaic/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/igorvoltaic/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/igorvoltaic/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/igorvoltaic/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/igorvoltaic/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/igorvoltaic/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/igorvoltaic/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/igorvoltaic/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2018-05-05T06:43:18Z","updated_at":"2018-05-05T06:43:18Z","author_association":"NONE","body":"If we do not accept ASICs Nvidia and AMD will never improve their equipment or even might do that on purpose to have good profits with every new release of their GPU hardware. Bitmain is just a third player here no more no less."}}
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