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GPU-to-ASIC Transition

history.gpu-to-asic-era

Historical shift from hobbyist GPU mining to specialized ASIC hardware and its decentralization consequences.

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Curated resources (3)

• Lopp: Bitcoin Mining Resources (article) Historical material on mining hardware and industry structure.
• Mastering Bitcoin: Mining (book) Technical and economic context for mining hardware evolution.
• Bitcoin Core Academy: Consensus Model (article) How mining competition and chain selection interact with hardware specialization.

Direct prerequisites (2)

• Early Bitcoin History
• Mining Hardware

Direct dependents (1)

• ASICs

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