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		PascLeRasc on Dec 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Square is now called Block All their hardware engineering positions say they’re working on a mining ASIC, but it just seems like a huge stretch how that’s part of their business.

wmf on Dec 2, 2021 [–]

The purpose of the ASIC is to make Bitcoin (look) more decentralized and thus more legit.

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