The Evolution of Bitcoin Hardware.

Since its deployment in 2009, Bitcoin has achieved remarkable success and spawned hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. The author traces the evolution of the hardware underlying the system, from early GPU-based homebrew machines to today’s datacenters powered by application-specific integrated circui...

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Publicado en:	Computer (00189162) Vol. 50; no. 9; pp. 58 - 67
Autor principal:	Bedford Taylor, Michael
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	IEEE Sep2017
Materias:	Bitcoin Hardware Graphics processing units Integrated circuits Cloud computing
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	Since its deployment in 2009, Bitcoin has achieved remarkable success and spawned hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. The author traces the evolution of the hardware underlying the system, from early GPU-based homebrew machines to today’s datacenters powered by application-specific integrated circuits. These ASIC clouds provide a glimpse into planet-scale computing’s future.