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ASIC miners

ASICs are specialized chips designed to perform Bitcoin’s SHA-256 proof-of-work hashing efficiently.

Why it matters

ASICs are specialized chips designed to perform Bitcoin’s SHA-256 proof-of-work hashing efficiently.

Key ideas

Primary and technical sources

Bitcoin Developer DocumentationBitcoin.orgBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash SystemSatoshi Nakamoto

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