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Bitmain, the largest manufacturer of mining equipment, introduced a 7-nanometer ASIC chip called BM1397, focused on the SHA256 algorithm [primarily Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash]. We’re proud of our 7nm ASIC to mine cryptocurrencies using the SHA256 PoW, thus far our most efficient ASIC. Learn more: https://t.co/cW3Sh2IgNL Follow @Antminer_main and stay tuned for # AntminerS17 […]

ASIC-miners mine 85.2% of all blocks in the network of Monero cryptocurrency oriented to increased privacy. This is the conclusion reached by a researcher under the nickname MoneroCrusher, studying the selection of nones (arbitrary numbers) by miners. As noted by MoneroCrusher, the nonsense value is random and ranges from 0 to 2³². Nevertheless, between blocks # 1,500,000 and # 1,546,500 on the graph of the distribution of the noses clearly […]