Bitcoin mining with FPGAs
Recently, what looks to be the first open source FPGA bitcoin miner was released on GitHub. The code is based on the Terasic DE2-115 development board featuring the Altera Cyclone IV, however the author says the design should be applicable to any other FPGA. Maybe we should make it work on a Xilinx FPGA? Here is what they say about its performance:
Project is fully functional and allows mining of Bitcoins both in a Pool and Solo.
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