# Is algo change in Oct-Dec 2020 confirmed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Mining\ **Created:** [February 16, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013 "2020-02-16T13:36:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![user89273476](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/96bed5/32.png) [@user89273476](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/user89273476)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013/1 "2020-02-16T13:36:40Z")
Hey guys, i’ve got 100k at my disposal and wanted to get back into mining game. Yes yes i can get coins directly but i’m enthusiast and would like to know if algo change is confirmed or not. i don’t want to invest into mining something for just 6-7 months. ---
**Author:** ![Autotunafish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/autotunafish/32/7827_2.png) [@Autotunafish](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Autotunafish)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013/2 "2020-02-16T15:29:36Z")
This would be news to me, where did you hear about discussions of an algorithm change? ( I ask because the Asic megathread on the Forum here has been quiet for quite a while) ---
**Author:** ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013/3 "2020-02-16T19:46:26Z")
There is no algorithm change planned in Zcash for the next several years. If you wanted to invest in mining equipment it would need to be ASICs ---
**Author:** ![user89273476](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/96bed5/32.png) [@user89273476](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/user89273476)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013/4 "2020-02-16T21:52:47Z")
This article had a link to heliosvoting. > **[ZCash Announces Roadmap With Possible Mining Algorithm Change By 2020](https://u.today/zcash-announces-roadmap-with-possible-mining-algorithm-change-by-2020)** > > By 2020 Zcash may choose multiple mining algorithms, keeping GPU miners [https://vote.heliosvoting.org/helios/elections/cdc15aa6-6f75-11e8-b5e0-0e48ec97cebb/view](https://vote.heliosvoting.org/helios/elections/cdc15aa6-6f75-11e8-b5e0-0e48ec97cebb/view) Question #3 The Foundation should commit to a plan for migrating the Zcash protocol to a new proof of work algorithm with a hard-fork planned between September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020, with the following tasks: 1) Selecting a thermodynamically efficient (not ASIC-resistant!), currently unused proof-of-work algorithm 2) Hosting and building an open hardware specification for the selected PoW algorithm 3) Assembling a consortium of hardware companies to build hardware against this open specification, while encouraging upstream contributions 4) Building an open source, cross-platform, user-friendly, p2pool-esque piece of mining software for use with this hardware 5) Manage the hard fork upgrade process across users, wallets, exchanges | Agree | 38 | | --- | --- | | Disagree | 26 | ---
**Author:** ![user89273476](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/96bed5/32.png) [@user89273476](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/user89273476)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013/5 "2020-02-16T21:53:20Z")
38 are in favor of algo change? ---
**Author:** ![user89273476](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/96bed5/32.png) [@user89273476](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/user89273476)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013/6 "2020-02-16T21:57:10Z")
can you please check the heliosvoting link and see how reliable it is? ---
**Author:** ![JKDC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@JKDC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/JKDC)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013/7 "2020-02-16T21:59:03Z")
That was 2018. It was decided not to switch since then. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013/8 "2020-02-16T22:10:49Z")
As @JKDC mentioned, that vote was back in 2018 and eventually wasn’t chosen to be included in the path forward for NU4 in 2020. [https://www.zfnd.org/blog/statement-on-asics/](https://www.zfnd.org/blog/statement-on-asics/) > Update: the original version of this post implied that the Foundation was taking a definitive stance for ASIC resistance. It has been edited for clarity to indicate that the Foundation is putting resources into _researching_ ASIC resistance: advantages, disadvantages and potential implementation paths. ---
**Author:** ![user89273476](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/96bed5/32.png) [@user89273476](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/user89273476)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013/9 "2020-02-16T22:27:51Z")
thanks guys! so conclusion is there won’t be any sort of change to brick existing ASICs right? ---
**Author:** ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-algo-change-in-oct-dec-2020-confirmed/36013/10 "2020-02-16T23:16:01Z")
Yes, no algorithm change for the next Network Upgrade scheduled this year.