Re: [ANN] DERO FIRST SSL BLOCKCHAIN: CryptoNote Privacy + Smart Contracts
So, you confirm that the change of algo will happen not because you would like to fight ASICs, but because you are creating the most robust, secure, energy efficient and decentralized blockchain. Later on the BitMain is welcome to develop a new ASIC for Dero because it's inevitable. The emergence of specialized mining machine for a cryptocurrency is normal market economy phenomenon.[
] If there are professional mining machines, the events like Monero was attacked by more than 500,000 botnets could be avoided, referring to botnets that have been used to mine Monero. - said some Monero [Monero-Classic] enthusiasts from Singapore.
Wow, that is some seriously f'ed up (il)logic - botnets mining Monero weren't the fault of a lack of ASICs, it was from lax/nonexistent network security procedures at server farms and such. After all, it practically takes root level access for a mining program to work, so a bunch of sysadmins were asleep at the switch... literally.
As I have stated many times before, the problem with ASICs isn't the hardware, it's the behavior of the companies that make them (ALL of the companies; not just Bitmain). The most egregious is stealth mining with their ASICs before selling them to the public because they've developed faster versions or else have been found out (as was the case with the Cryptonight ASICS). How else could 3 different companies announce Cryptonight ASICs for sale within days of each other?
The DERO dev(s) haven't always been terribly verbose with their posts, but they have more or less delivered on every goal so far - and then some - so I am inclined to continue giving them the benefit of the doubt. In contrast, you seem to have a bit of a chip on your shoulder for some reason.