2012-12-05 slashdot.org - Race To Mine Bitcoins Drives Enthusiasts Into the Chip

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Race To Mine Bitcoins Drives Enthusiasts Into the Chip Making Business

2012-12-05

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/12/05/2242233/race-to-mine-bitcoins-drives-enthusiasts-into-the-chip-making-business

"MIT Technology Review looks at the small companies attempting to build dedicated chips for mining Bitcoins. Several are claiming they will start selling hardware based on their chips early in 2013, with the technology expected to force many small time miners to give up. However, as happened in the CPU industry, miners may soon be caught in an expensive arms race that pushes development of faster and faster chips."