A Lyra2 FPGA Core for Lyra2REv2-Based Cryptocurrencies
van Beirendonck, Michiel; Trudeau, Louis-Charles; Giard, Pascal; Balatsoukas-Stimming, Alexios
2019

Abstract

Lyra2REv2 is a hashing algorithm that consists of a chain of individual hashing algorithms and it is used as a proof-of-work function in several cryptocurrencies that aim to be ASIC-resistant. The most crucial hashing algorithm in the Lyra2REv2 chain is a specific instance of the general Lyra2 algorithm. In this work we present the first FPGA implementation of the aforementioned instance of Lyra2 and we explain how several properties of the algorithm can be exploited in order to optimize the design.

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Title A Lyra2 FPGA Core for Lyra2REv2-Based Cryptocurrencies
Author(s) van Beirendonck, Michiel ; Trudeau, Louis-Charles ; Giard, Pascal ; Balatsoukas-Stimming, Alexios
Published in 2019 Ieee International Symposium On Circuits And Systems (Iscas)
Series IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Conference IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (IEEE ISCAS), May 26-29, 2019, Sapporo, JAPAN
Date 2019-01-01
Publisher New York, IEEE
ISSN 0271-4302
ISBN 978-1-7281-0397-6
DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS.2019.8702498
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Laboratories TCL
Record Appears in Scientific production and competences > STI - School of Engineering > IEM - Institut d'Electricité et de Microtechnique > TCL - Telecommunications Circuits Laboratory
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Work produced at EPFL
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Record creation date 2019-09-19

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