Re: [VNL] Vanillacoin 0.3.0 | Hybrid TCP/UDP | ECDHE | O(1)

What is the block time? And can it be mined by scrypt asic?

Variable block time targeting 80-200 seconds. You can't make use of your scrypt asics as this uses a modified Whilrpool algo.

FPGA development is ongoing, some boards with spartan 6 chips on them will be able to mine Vanillacoin with good power to hash efficiency.

Where to buy FPGA asic?

FPGA's aren't ASIC's.

FPGA's are pretty pricey / rare as rocking horse shit to pick up cheaply it seems. You can buy Quad Xilinx Spartan 6 LX150 boards (1.15x) new from ZTEX.de directly. I paid about £300 for one about a year ago. I've also picked up a few Enterpoint Cairnsmore CM1 Quad LX150 second hand as and when they come up on eBay for anything from £60-£200 each depending on your location (and shipping cost). I haven't been able to find them in quantity anywhere but there must be 100's out there in the wild gathering dust.

I believe we are still waiting on compiled Bitstreams and performance stats for WhirlpoolX hashing with these boards though so any purchase is speculative at this stage.