- Up to 20% more ASIC performance may be achieved with its specialized Kaspa software.
- Kaspa’s low energy usage, strong decentralization, and enormous scalability are all intended to promote fair mining.
Bitcoin hashing power marketplace NiceHash recently announced the release of the first firmware created exclusively for Kaspa network mining. Up to 20% more ASIC performance may be achieved with its specialized Kaspa software.
Kaspa’s low energy usage, strong decentralization, and enormous scalability are all intended to promote fair mining. The network’s distinctive PoW architecture and usage of the GhostDAG protocol, which allows numerous blocks to coexist, have made it a popular option for solo miners who can now optimize their profits by deploying NiceHash firmware.
The Antminer KS series of ASICs is compatible with the Kaspa firmware created by NiceHash. By raising hashrate and decreasing power consumption, it enhances performance. Conversely, intelligent thermal protection keeps gadgets from overheating. Antminer KS5 Pro, KS5, KS3 (9.4 TH), and KS3 (8.3 TH) may all utilize the firmware.
NiceHash has developed a solution to this problem since the majority of Kaspa Antminer models employ CVITech control boards, which are unable to handle long-term custom firmware installations. Users must first connect the Cracker Card, a hardware add-on that is connected to the CVITech control board, in order to install the Kaspa firmware. Once linked, it makes it possible to use standard firmware to load custom NiceHash firmware for Kaspa over the air on ASIC devices.
Depending on their device’s overclock level, miners using NiceHash Firmware for Kaspa are charged a dynamic fee that may range from 1 to 4%. For Kaspa miners, who may mine via NiceHash pools using the specialized Kaspa firmware, this guarantees an equitable price structure.
To help Kaspa miners upgrade their ASICs by installing the upgraded firmware, NiceHash has created comprehensive tutorials. Its release comes after the introduction of NiceHash Firmware, which aims to boost Bitcoin miners’ income by enabling ASIC devices to operate more efficiently. NiceHash’s Kaspa solution, its first firmware upgrade that isn’t exclusive to Bitcoin, offers miners more incentives to use its pools in addition to better ASIC performance.
