Mar 16, 20255 min readConsensus & MiningBeginner
Autolykos: Mining Without Masters
Ergo
Ergo
Autolykos
mining
Proof-of-Work
GPU mining
ASIC resistance
decentralization
storage rent
security budget
51% attack
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About This Infographic
This infographic presents Autolykos, Ergo's memory-hard Proof-of-Work algorithm designed to favor GPUs and consumer hardware over specialized ASICs. By reducing the advantage of industrial ASIC farms, Autolykos keeps mining more accessible to ordinary users.
The design lowers incentives for huge industrial mining pools, aiming to prevent any single pool from dominating hashpower. A broader participation surface means more independent miners can contribute to network security.
Ergo's security budget comes from both block rewards and storage rent, providing long-term incentives for miners. The combined incentives make it costly to mount a 51% attack without mobilizing large amounts of public hashpower.
Key Points
Autolykos is a memory-hard Proof-of-Work algorithm designed to favor GPUs and consumer hardware over specialized ASICs.
By reducing the advantage of industrial ASIC farms, Autolykos keeps mining more accessible to ordinary users.
The design lowers incentives for huge industrial mining pools, aiming to prevent any single pool from dominating hashpower.
A broader participation surface means more independent miners can contribute to network security.
Ergo's security budget comes from both block rewards and storage rent, providing long-term incentives for miners.
The combined incentives make it costly to mount a 51% attack without mobilizing large amounts of public hashpower.
The tagline connects launch fairness and ongoing security: fair launch starts decentralization, Autolykos helps sustain it.
How to Read This Infographic
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Main title: Autolykos: Mining Without Masters.
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Subtitle: Ergo's Autolykos Proof-of-Work is engineered to keep mining open instead of concentrating it in a few industrial hands.
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Left-side caption under illustration: GPU Mining Farm (Consumer Hardware).
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Memory-hard PoW: Favors GPUs and consumer hardware, not specialized ASIC farms.
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No Pool Dominance by Design: Lower incentives for huge industrial pools. Wider participation surface.
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Fair Incentives: Block rewards + storage rent create long-term security budget.
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Security Outcome: Hard to capture; expensive to 51% without massive public hashpower.
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Bottom banner text: Fair launch is how you start. Autolykos is how you stay secure.
Related Topics
Ergo Autolykos mining
ASIC-resistant Proof-of-Work
Storage rent and miner incentives
Mining decentralization on Ergo
Security against 51% attacks
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