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For what coins is PC hardware competitive with ASIC?

• Fabricio20 5y ago
  Ethereum, because there are not ASICs for it. See the news about recent crackdowns on mining in China, that's where all the GPUs were at, mining Ethereum.
  • baby 5y ago
    Ethereum is moving away from proof of work
    • eggsome 5y ago
      While this is true they are taking their time. Here is an article from 2017 that suggests they will have finished the transition to proof of stake by 2018: https://www.crypto-news.net/what-does-ethereums-proof-of-stake-algorithm-mean-for-miners/ https://www.crypto-news.net/what-does-ethereums-proof-of-sta...
• mywittyname 5y ago
  I'm just making up hypothetical my friend. I can't really predict what these might be useful for as an alternative to gaming, but the world is full of bright people who exploit any opportunity.