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…Scrypt Merged Mining (Auxiliary Proof-of-Work) Viacoin mining utilizes the Scrypt mining algorithm, initially a popular choice for coins due to its ASIC-resistance. It lowered the effectiveness of ASICs by a…

…size and compete with each other. More Sophisticated Mining – Bitcoin mining currently requires ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits), necessitating a large amount of capital investment to mine. Ethereum’s mining algorithm…