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Yoshi Yaya · 27w
Solution: get rid of Random X. Choose a hashing algorithm (just like BTC or LTC) and stick to it. ASICs are not bad.
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ASICS cause centralization of mining into ASIC farms where the governmyth is perfectly able to knock on the door and say "do what we say or else..." Not to mention that only a few companies worldwide produce ASICs. Also, since an ASIC only does one thing well, it's very easy to seize at the national borders, just like what happened a couple of months ago, whereas a CPU can be used for anything.

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Yoshi Yaya · 27w
No, you’ve got it completely backwards. Keeping mining small scale is what allows malicious entities (bot farms, etc.) attack the network with persistent 51% attacks. The commodification of ASICs is not only smart, it’s inevitable. Monero has chosen to remain tiny and niche and never truly c...