I don't think ASIC mining is a great idea look at bitcoin and all the large mining operations that control everything. I thought their announcement was a technical one with cool features, very disappointing news.
Agreed. Also, I thought the news was not until Friday - so maybe this is just a foundation for future announcement?
It was the big news. But there will be more details until friday. Devs are writing a blog post for tomorrow:
Taek: I'm working on a blog post for tomorrow that'll walk through the full implications of Obelisk for Sia's users. From an everyday perspective, Obelisk does not affect users at all. From a decentralization perspective, it's an important step