Ethash
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Designers | Vitalik Buterin |
First published | 2016 |
Cipher detail | |
Digest sizes | variable |
Block sizes | variable |
Rounds | variable |
Ethash is the hashing algorithm used natively for the proof-of-work function in Ethereum-based blockchain currencies.[1] It uses alternative versions of SHA3-256 and SHA-512 often referred to as "Keccak-256" and "Keccak-512". From version 1.0 Ethash has been designed to be ASIC-resistant and easily verifiable. It also uses a slightly modified version of Hashimoto to remove computational overhead.[2]
References
- ^ https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Ethash
- ^ wiki: The Ethereum Wiki -, ethereum, 2017-09-20, retrieved 2017-09-20