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And given the large number of ASICs involved, large updates[0] of BTC "software" would require a hardware refresh, increasing adoption hesitancy. [0] Where lar

And given the large number of ASICs involved, large updates[0] of BTC "software" would require a hardware refresh, increasing adoption hesitancy. [0] Where large is defined as something the ASIC designer did not predict needed to be a flexible part of the system.

wmf 5y ago
Basically no protocol changes, especially the ones people are worried about, require ASIC changes.