Asicboost has been put to rest. The anti Segwit2x crowd has absolutely 0 bait or reason for dispute (as if Asicboost was any in the first place) now.
https://github.com/btc1/bitcoin/issues/8A patented mining chip hardware feature "ASICBOOST" has been the subject of debate and controversy in the community.
This issue is raised for the WG to consider testing protocol/software changes that ban/disable/render ineffective this hardware optimization.
Quoting [with permission] one chip maker, Jihan Wu of Bitmain: "Asicboost is being repetitively mentioned in the reddit. Btc1 can take a very clear stance to help to ban it if community emotion desire it"
Suggested next steps for this issue:
Reach out to other chip makers
Develop technical strategy to render AB inert
Develop starting-point technical implementation
Review, test, query WG & wider community
In terms of internal WG priorities, this is after milestone 1 alpha.
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Status: Unscoped.
Process Note: This is outside the scope of the SegWit2x charter; post-Milestone1 material. This means that the SegWit2X WG, as a matter of policy, will (1) 1st pursue the originally stated goal and milestones, and then (2) 2nd consider other issues that might require additional rounds of agreement among the 70+ working group members.
