Grin avoided privileging miners who could develop ASICs before launch by gradually scaling up the portion of coins allocated to the ASIC-friendly algorithm over two years, which allowed hobbyist miners to participate.
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However, Grin did not privilege miners who could develop ASICs prior to launch, rather they gradually scaled up the portion of coins allocated to the ASIC-friendly algorithm over 2 years, allowing hobbyist miners to participate.
Wulf A. Kaal, Fair Token Launch (2022). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4015908
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