The Cellular Automaton: Inside Nexa's Next Proof-of-Work
Nexa Proof-of-Work algorithm changes are already planned and being worked towards. A Cellular Automaton was already mentioned as a coming upgrade to the new NexaPoW 2.0 version.
The President of Bitcoin Unlimited, Andrew Clifford, also briefly introduced a part of the new Nexa algorithm, and Chief Scientist Dr Peter Rizun released an article which explained why Nexa is redesigning the mining algorithm.
With the new NexaPoW 2.0 algorithm a Cellular Automaton will be introduced which can change configuration too frequently and unpredictably for any dedicated ASICs to be deployed. This change in the mining algorithm will effectively make mining ASIC-resistant and limited to FPGAs.
The Cellular Automaton is one of the simplest machines in computer science and can be understood in five minutes.
https://forum.nexa.org/t/the-cellular-automaton-inside-nexas-next-proof-of-work/1733
August 21, 2026 387 2
