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ASICs

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ASICs are application-specific chips built for Bitcoin's SHA-256 Proof of Work. They dramatically increase hashing efficiency versus general-purpose hardware, reshaping mining economics and decentralization tradeoffs.

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Curated resources (3)

• Application-specific Integrated Circuit (article) General concept and design constraints for specialized chips.
• Lopp: Bitcoin Mining Resources (article) Curated references on miner hardware and industry structure.
• Bitcoin Optech Topic: ASICBoost (article) ASIC-level optimization context and policy implications.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• GPU-to-ASIC Transition

Direct dependents (0)

• None

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