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> Any interest in bitcoin cash changing it's algorithm? I doubt it. One of the reasons BCH hardforked was so large mining pools could continue to take advantag
by milcron 9y ago
> Any interest in bitcoin cash changing it's algorithm?
I doubt it. One of the reasons BCH hardforked was so large mining pools could continue to take advantage of Asicboost, a patented approach to Bitcoin hashing that provides a 20-30% speedup.
Asicboost is essentially taking advantage of a flaw in the original Bitcoin algorithm which leads to slightly predictable hashes. Segwit fixed this problem, nullifying their patented advantage.
All of the vocal BCH supporters are involved with large sha256 mining pools. I think it's very unlikely that they'll elect to change algorthms.