First, Ethash, the algorithm used to mine ethereum, is already fairly ASIC-resistant . It is an adaptation of bitcoin’s Proof of Work (PoW) algorithm and uses Decentralized Acyclic Graphs (DAG). … This means that mining coins may become a redundant in the future ethereum network.
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That S9 mines around 0.00010459 BTC per day , at current difficulty levels. At present 1 ETH = 0.0475 BTC. So then, you “could” conceivably “earn” around 0.002 ETH per day from running the S9 to mine BTC and convert it to ETH.9 Nis 2018
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