# Stop ASIC mining for Zcash **URL:** \ **Category:** Mining\ **Created:** [October 30, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/stop-asic-mining-for-zcash/31766 "2018-10-30T10:11:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/stop-asic-mining-for-zcash/31766/2 "2018-10-30T11:36:02Z")
This has already been discussed at length in other threads, no need to make a new thread with the same arguments. Feel free to discuss further in these threads: > [@Let’s talk about ASIC mining](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/let-s-talk-about-asic-mining/27353/): > > Here’s why Zcash chose to use Equihash mining, back in 2016: “Equihash is a memory-oriented Proof-of-Work, which means how much mining you can do is mostly determined by how much RAM you have. We think it is unlikely that anyone will be able to build cost-effective custom hardware (ASICs) for mining in the foreseeable future… we may change the Proof-of-Work again, if we find some flaw in Equihash or if we find another Proof-of-Work algorithm which offers higher assurance.” [Why Equihash? - Ele…](https://blog.z.cash/why-equihash/) > [@Future of Zcash mining (circa 2019 and 2020)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/future-of-zcash-mining-circa-2019-and-2020/31737): > > Folks: after extensive study, consultation with other people in the industry, and public discussion on this forum and many other places, the Zcash Company has decided we’ll support a new version of our zcashd software which implements changes to mining. When? Nothing will change soon and nothing will change without extensive advance notice (like, a year of advance notice). In addition, once we do make a change that would affect currently existing mining hardware, we’ll make sure that the effec… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/stop-asic-mining-for-zcash/31766)._