<p>From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoNote#Egalitarian_proof_of_work" rel="nofollow">here</a></p>

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  <p>CryptoNight is a proof-of-work algorithm that mixes graphics processing unit (GPU) and central processing unit (CPU) mining to create a system resistant to both application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and fast memory-on-chip devices.</p>
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<p>So, there is no dedicated ASIC hardware (yet). You can currently only use CPU plus GPU (which of course counts as hardware but I assumed you meant dedicated to mining hardware like ASICs).</p>

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karask
<p>I'm talking about hardware such as USB miners, etc. I'm asking, because I see people mine with <code>86kH/s</code> on my pool…</p>

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I've removed the bit where you ask "what the best mining hardware is", because we don't do product recommendations here as they would outdate quickly anyway.
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Is there dedicated mining hardware available to mine cryptonote coins?
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# Is there dedicated mining hardware available to mine cryptonote coins?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-20)

I'm talking about hardware such as USB miners, etc. I'm asking, because I see people mine with `86kH/s` on my pool…

**Tags:** mining-hardware, cryptonote

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I've removed the bit where you ask "what the best mining hardware is", because we don't do product recommendations here as they would outdate quickly anyway.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-02-20. Score: 1

From [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoNote#Egalitarian_proof_of_work)

> CryptoNight is a proof-of-work algorithm that mixes graphics processing unit (GPU) and central processing unit (CPU) mining to create a system resistant to both application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and fast memory-on-chip devices.

So, there is no dedicated ASIC hardware (yet). You can currently only use CPU plus GPU (which of course counts as hardware but I assumed you meant dedicated to mining hardware like ASICs).


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