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October 18, 2014, 11:10:59 PM
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My question is, is it possible? Would there be a way to convert a KnC Jupiter to a super-computer, cracking non-coin SHA256 hashes? I'm not talking about hashing passwords, I'm talking about cracking any SHA256 hash generated. I know it sounds like an insanely strange thing to ask, but, I just want to know.

Side note, I'm not asking this to crack passwords. I don't need accounts for anything...





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According to NIST and ECRYPT II, the cryptographic algorithms used in Bitcoin are expected to be strong until at least 2030. (After that, it will not be too difficult to transition to different algorithms.)
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October 18, 2014, 11:50:15 PM
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No, being ASICs they can only do one thing and that's hash the blockchain (or something just like the bitcoin blockchain) twice looking for enough zeroes in the hash. They don't even fully hash sha256, they don't crack passwords, they can't take any random input, their output can't be changed. See every other thread about other uses for ASICs.
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