Mining Ergo
Fair, Accessible, ASIC-Resistant Proof-of-Work
Core Idea
"Mining without masters. Proof-of-Work for everyone."
Ergo's Autolykos algorithm represents a return to Bitcoin's original vision: mining accessible to regular people with consumer hardware. Unlike Bitcoin's ASIC-dominated mining or Ethereum's move to PoS, Ergo maintains GPU-friendly, memory-hard Proof-of-Work. This isn't nostalgia - it's a deliberate design choice for decentralization. When anyone can mine with their gaming PC, no single entity can dominate hashrate. When mining is distributed, censorship resistance is real.
Why Ergo Is Different
Autolykos v2 is memory-hard, requiring significant RAM that makes ASIC development uneconomical. The algorithm was designed by cryptographers, not as an afterthought. Storage rent provides sustainable miner revenue after emission ends - solving Bitcoin's long-term security budget problem. And Ergo's fair launch means miners aren't competing against VC-subsidized insiders; everyone started from zero.
Key Differentiators
ASIC-resistant: Autolykos keeps mining accessible to GPU miners
Memory-hard: requires RAM, not just raw compute power
Storage rent: sustainable miner income after block rewards end
Fair launch: no pre-mine advantage for anyone
Pool mining: Autolykos v2 enables pool participation
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