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[PSA] The ASIC announcement is a blatant scam, don't throw money at it.
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With the ASIC paranoia it was inevitable that someone will try to cash in sooner or later. Looks like they decided to jump on the gravy train first.

The numbers on the miner just don't add up.

20KH/s at 60W is impossible. I will eat my hat if anyone, using current silicon tech, makes an ASIC that clocks at 333 HS/W. Cryptonight can be made much faster, sure, but only if you throw power at it. I would regard anything above 100 HS/W as simply physically impossible.

As a sidenote, for people who never saw a 60W ASIC. An 80W passive cooler weighs 300g. That leaves 1.5 kg for tears and broken promises.

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