Why aren't many companies creating ASICS for mining?

in #bitcoin7 years ago (edited)

Hello!

Why aren't many companies creating ASICs for mining?

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Well, I'm not really sure. ASICs are a huge market right now and there is huge demand for a low supply. But, a couple reasons could be:

  1. They are expensive to design and manufacture

  2. The chips and design take months to years to create/manufacture

  3. If a new company designs and publishes an ASIC, by then ASICs could be out of style, useless, not worth the money, or another company could've made a better one

Do you think of anything that I missed/could be a reason? Comment below!

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