Bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Halong Mining has announced its AsicBoost patent has joined the Blockchain Defensive Patent License (BDPL) scheme. Bitcoin Network Gets Friendly AsicBoost The highly-anticipated move which challenges existing mining monopoly of competitor Bitmain could revolutionize Bitcoin mining with Litecoin creator Charlie Lee describing it as a βhuge development.β Halongβs acquired patent differs from Bitmainβs βcovertβ AsicBoost technology which caused outrage in Bitcoin circles last year the patent representing a way of saving Read More The post Huge Development: Overt AsicBoost Patent Crushes Bitmain Mining Monopoly appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. via ICGO https://www.icgo.co.uk/redirect/?url=http://bitcoinist.com/overt-asicboost-patent-bitmain-mining/