Responding to Attacks

Development, Updates
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We have recently sent a detailed memo to the Exchanges who carry Bitcoin Gold, but we also wanted to be transparent and share information with the public. (If you’re with an Exchange that has not received the memo, please get in touch via the usual channels or support@bitcoingold.org.) We want you to know what’s going on, […]

A Response to the ASIC Threat

Updates
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This week, we learned that the dominant specialty crypto mining hardware maker (Bitmain) has released an “ASIC” miner for Equihash, which means it would be able to mine BTG if we were to allow that to happen. We will not allow that to happen. ASIC-resistance is central to our mission. Bitcoin Gold, BTG, was conceived