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		croddin on Jan 11, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ethereum: A Turing-Complete Cryptocurrency I think any chip image that you put on an FPGA will run faster if you turn it into an ASIC. Are you thinking self modifying code?

rch on Jan 11, 2014 [–]

Precisely. I would expect that the algorithm itself would change over time, with modifications based partially on the state of the network.

Edit: maybe the modification strategy could provide some 'proof-of-steak' protections, without burdening the system with excessive early adopter advantages.

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