Quote from: REAL_MORPHEUS on January 17, 2018, 03:21:59 PM

It's not over until it's over....

From SIA developers regarding Bitmain Asics...

We prepared for something like this by adding an extra feature to the SC1. We can do a soft-fork that slightly changes the PoW algorithm which would invalidate the bitmain ASICs, but allow the SC1 units to continue working.

Let the games begin!

this means war! Oh, Goodie. Gets popcorn!

Quote from: kurbeks on January 17, 2018, 06:33:21 PM

BTW A3 was only sold 1 per customer. So they are most likely selling them in very small batches as to avoid situation with D3. Also good time for them to sell them during BTC dump.

And reason why they made this is cause Blake is one of x11 algos, thsu if they invested in making x11 machine making Blake one is trivial. Just because they can. If profitability is high expect ASIC's for alll Baikal-B algos.

Bitmain is likely doing what they always do..mining them first...so this was a taste just to show folk they exist....after bitmain mines their cut on these, they will then release

so expect an unexpected difficulty jump in siacoin..it will be bitmain..they have done this before (rinse/wash/repeat)

here is the link again of the sia tech saying they have an asic hook to keep bitmain in line (or others)

https://www.reddit.com/r/siacoin/comments/7r1xcv/11718_obelisk_core_commentary_on_bitmain_a3/

we will see

brad