An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is a kind of integrated circuit that is specially built for a specific application or purpose. Compared to a programmable logic device or a standard logic integrated circuit, an ASIC can improve speed because it is specifically designed to do one thing – like mining a cryptocurrency – and it does this one thing well. The very high prices of ASICs make it unfair for the average small miner and are against the decentralized approach of cryptocurrencies, allowing only big mining farms to thrive.

Burst’s Proof of Capacity is based on Proof of Work, so from a theoretical point of view you could compute the Proofs in real time. However, it is not possible to require enough work to be done during a 4 minute time frame that even the most cost efficient ASIC cannot mine efficiently enough to make it cheaper to use than a hard drive. ASICs calculation speeds are rising, but so do HDD sizes.

The Proof-of-Capacity protocol is so easy on the hardware and energy efficient it allows you to mine on virtually any device with free storage space.

Burst is the first cryptocurrency allowing to mine efficiently with your Android phone, or any other device running on the Android operating system, without fearing overheating or damage of the equipment. The possibilities are endless, and with SD cards capables of storing more and more data Android mining is set to become very relevant in the coming years.