<p>No, Bitcoin uses SHA-256 only, BLAKE2s is a different and incompatible algorithm.</p>

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<p>If so, how? Nicehash can also do this, so what I'm trying to do is point my Antminer S3 to Nicehash's Blake2s stratum. But will changing the stratum URL be enough? Do I have to set up Blake2s first?</p>

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Can the Antminer S3 mine Bitcoin using Blake2s algorithm?
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# Can the Antminer S3 mine Bitcoin using Blake2s algorithm?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-04)

If so, how? Nicehash can also do this, so what I'm trying to do is point my Antminer S3 to Nicehash's Blake2s stratum. But will changing the stratum URL be enough? Do I have to set up Blake2s first?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-04. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

No, Bitcoin uses SHA-256 only, BLAKE2s is a different and incompatible algorithm.


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