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Title: [2016-05-14]Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon Post by: Blawpaw on May 14, 2016, 09:11:37 PM Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon
An interesting statement was posted on Twitter by Olivier Janssens, as he explained an upcoming change in the Bitcoin Core client software. A patented optimization for ASIC mining – called AsicBoost – will be made obsolete in the next client update. That news did not go over well with a lot of members for sure... read more (http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/05/14/bitcoin-core-remove-patented-asicboost-advantage-soon/) Title: Re: [2016-05-14]Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon Post by: odolvlobo on May 14, 2016, 11:45:03 PM This is why we need alternatives to Bitcoin Core. The most dangerous point of centralization right now is Bitcoin Core itself.
Title: Re: [2016-05-14]Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon Post by: cr1776 on May 15, 2016, 12:48:47 AM Bitcoin Core To Remove Patented AsicBoost Advantage Soon An interesting statement was posted on Twitter by Olivier Janssens, as he explained an upcoming change in the Bitcoin Core client software. A patented optimization for ASIC mining – called AsicBoost – will be made obsolete in the next client update. That news did not go over well with a lot of members for sure... read more (http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/05/14/bitcoin-core-remove-patented-asicboost-advantage-soon/) There is a lot of FUD here. If you read the dev list, you will see the discussions concerning it there. |