# With FPGA mining, are we entering a new era?

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/with-fpga-mining-are-we-entering-a-new-era/13287>\
**Category:** Mining\
**Created:** [January 1, 2017, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/with-fpga-mining-are-we-entering-a-new-era/13287 "2017-01-01T11:07:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bottle](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/bottle)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2017, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/with-fpga-mining-are-we-entering-a-new-era/13287/1 "2017-01-01T11:07:45Z")

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[https://twitter.com/ZcashMiner/status/815512912546541568](https://twitter.com/ZcashMiner/status/815512912546541568)

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**Author:** ![cryptomined](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/cryptomined/32/3789_2.png) [@cryptomined](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/cryptomined)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/with-fpga-mining-are-we-entering-a-new-era/13287/2 "2017-01-01T12:20:06Z")

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what are the details??

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**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:** [January 1, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/with-fpga-mining-are-we-entering-a-new-era/13287/3 "2017-01-01T16:43:53Z")

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This thread and Tweet are likely BS. This thread and twitter account is Spam for a “cloud mining” service.

Users accounts and cloud mining service mentioned have been banned for creating multiple sock puppet accounts in violation of the Code of Conduct.

Thread closed.

[https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/faq](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/faq)

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**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:** [January 1, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/with-fpga-mining-are-we-entering-a-new-era/13287/4 "2017-01-01T16:44:06Z")

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