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Topic
Board Mining (Altcoins)
Re: DIY FPGA Mining rig for any algorithm with fast ROI
by
Rabinovitch
on 26/06/2018, 03:29:40 UTC
************** UPDATE JUNE 2/2018 ********************
The website and initial downloads are now available at:
www.zetheron.com

PLEASE REALIZE THAT TO ACHIEVE THE FULL ADVERTISED HASH RATES REQUIRES EXTENSIVE MODIFICATIONS TO THE STOCK VCU1525 BOARD, as described here:
http://zetheron.com/index.php/hardware-modifications/

If you are interested in exploring FPGA mining, it is strongly recommended that you reach each page on the website in detail.

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I am also releasing bitstreams for the Avnet KU040 FPGA board and the Nexys Video FPGA board, although due to the small size of those FPGA's they can only mine a couple of algorithms profitably, and if you are serious I suggest a VU9P board.  If you are skeptical then I suggest just waiting until someone else you know has an FPGA rig up and running and you can make a decision then.  Keep in mind these chips are fully reprogrammable and can mine any algorithm.  A lot people are mining with them in secret.  I hope others follow my lead and start to release their software/bitstreams publicly.  I also suggest searching non-English forums and trying to convince the others who are using these cards to publish their software.

Once the community has switched over to high end FPGA's, crypto as a whole will be far more ASIC resistant, because developing an ASIC will then have a poor ROI.  Consider that this 8 x VCU1525 can mine Skein and Myriad-Groestl and make about $7 per card per day ($56/day for the rig); not a great profit, but that is amazing considering you are competing directly against Baikal X10's which are ASIC machines.  The fact that you can still make a profit (with FPGA's) when mining directly against an ASIC shows how this technology can change the crypto landscape.  

Please forgive me if I am slow to respond to PM's, I am quite busy.

Thank you for your great effort! Is there any website where anyone can download all your released bitstreams for all FPGA boards you have developed the bitstreams for? I see only Keccak on http://zetheron.com.