ASIC-resistant Execoin Innovates Again

ASIC-resistant Execoin Innovates Again

Execoin is progressing rapidly up the ladder of altcoin success, a month after its official release. The coin is a member of the family of ASIC-resistant altcoins that have adopted a defiant stance against scrypt ASIC mining. The formation of a GPU-only strain of altcoin pre-empts the market-shaking effects of the looming scrypt ASIC invasion and these altcoins have positioned themselves for the changes that are about to sweep across the cryptocurrency domain. Disclaimer. It should be mentioned at the outset that the writer has some bias in favour of Execoin, namely operation of mining....


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