Can ASICs kill a coin's ethos? 🤔
Diving into $XMR's 2018 ASIC drama and how specialized mining rigs nearly broke Monero's decentralization promise during the bear market.
The community fought back hard—multiple forks, algo changes, the whole nine yards. This wasn't just tech drama, it was ideological warfare.
Worth understanding if you're into privacy coins or mining economics. The playbook here shaped how other projects think about ASIC resistance today.
Full breakdown in Ep. 820 👇
Diving into $XMR's 2018 ASIC drama and how specialized mining rigs nearly broke Monero's decentralization promise during the bear market.
The community fought back hard—multiple forks, algo changes, the whole nine yards. This wasn't just tech drama, it was ideological warfare.
Worth understanding if you're into privacy coins or mining economics. The playbook here shaped how other projects think about ASIC resistance today.
Full breakdown in Ep. 820 👇