# kaal:claim:4015908-031

**Claim.** 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.

**Type.** empirical  **Support.** evidenced

**Holds when.**

- dual proof of work offered over the first two years

**Source quote.**

> 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.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Fair Token Launch* (2022), IV. Fair Launch Protocols, page 15

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Fair Token Launch (2022). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4015908

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `e0925afde0c42a16cd5310983789fae3eb3d1f121e2954a72afa64191d00fe37` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202022%20-%20Fair%20Token%20Launch.pdf

**Topics.** consensus-and-security

**Keywords.** grin, proof-of-work, asic, mining, fair-launch

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