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ASIC Miner

Asic is an abbreviation for "Application Specific Integrated Circuit" ... this means integrated circuits (chips) designed to handle just one, or very limited amount of mathematical operations, which makes them extremely effective compared to general computer hardware. In the crypto space, this refers to handling the "mining" process of POW based crypto currency ... for example Bitcoin, Litecoin etc ...


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