Why Do Developers Choose to Implement or Remove ASIC Resistance in Their Protocols?

Developers implement ASIC resistance to promote decentralization and egalitarian mining, ensuring the network is accessible to a wider community of miners using commodity hardware (CPUs/GPUs). They may choose to remove it later to achieve maximum security and efficiency, as ASICs offer superior hash rate per watt, or if they believe the decentralization goal has been achieved or is no longer the primary concern.

How Do ‘Mining Pools’ Affect the Decentralization of PoW Networks?
How Does the Constant Arms Race between ASIC Manufacturers and Algorithm Developers Affect Network Stability?
How Does a Network’s Decentralization Level Affect Its Resistance to a 51% Attack?
How Does the Concentration of Hash Power in a Few Large Pools Impact Decentralization?
What Is an ASIC-resistant Algorithm and How Does It Promote Decentralization?
What Is the Relationship between the ‘Power Efficiency’ of an ASIC and Its Longevity?
What Is a “Hash Rate” and How Does It Relate to the Bitcoin Network’s Security?
How Does the Distribution of ASIC Manufacturing Affect the Geographic Centralization of Mining?

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