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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 […]

The Bitcoin network is becoming increasingly decentralized across a range of metrics, according to a new study by the Canadian financial firm Canaccord Genuity Group. It is reported by CoinDesk. According to analysts, at the beginning of its existence, Bitcoin was more centralized from the point of view of distribution of the network hashrate, however, the growing competition among manufacturers of mining chips changed the picture. So, in the middle of 2014, […]

During today's conference call, the leading developers of Ethereum decided not to include the ProgPoW proposal code in the current protocol update, which allows reducing the impact of ASIC miners on the ecosystem. It is reported by CoinDesk. According to the participants, this proposal needs a thorough audit before implementation. The latter should confirm that this solution will indeed lead to a decrease in mining efficiency on ASIC devices. ProgPoW is called for […]