Tag: Application Specific Integrated Circuits

Why Is Ethereum Asic Resistant

In recent months, there’s been a lot of discussion around Ethereum ASICs – especially after Bitmain announced the release of their AntMiner E3. So, what are Ethereum ASICs? ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) are hardware devices that are built for a specific task – in this case, mining Ethereum. Compared to graphics cards (GPUs), ASICs […]