<p>You just need to find a hashing algorithm which is more cost efficient on an ARM CPU, I found this answer to a similar question which should point you in the right direction :) <a href="https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29941/how-does-processor-architecture-affect-password-hashing-speed">https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29941/how-does-processor-architecture-affect-password-hashing-speed</a></p>

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Mark
<p>You can pick a proof-of-work function that runs more efficiently on ARM architecture but you can't define something that's ARM-only. The same function can always be ported to run on Intel CPU or even MIPS.</p>

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<p>This was something that popped into my mind while I was thinking about CPU Only Alt-coins.
Would it be possible to have an ARM-based coin? That is, a coin that could only be mined on ARM devices (iPhone, Android device, etc. )? </p>

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Would it be possible to have an ARM hashing based Cryptocurrency?
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# Would it be possible to have an ARM hashing based Cryptocurrency?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-23)

This was something that popped into my mind while I was thinking about CPU Only Alt-coins.
Would it be possible to have an ARM-based coin? That is, a coin that could only be mined on ARM devices (iPhone, Android device, etc. )?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-02-23. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

You just need to find a hashing algorithm which is more cost efficient on an ARM CPU, I found this answer to a similar question which should point you in the right direction :) <https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29941/how-does-processor-architecture-affect-password-hashing-speed>


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-02-23. Score: 4

You can pick a proof-of-work function that runs more efficiently on ARM architecture but you can't define something that's ARM-only. The same function can always be ported to run on Intel CPU or even MIPS.


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