Algorithms

KAWPOW

Ravencoin's ASIC-resistant algorithm — a ProgPoW variant that randomises GPU workloads to neutralise specialised hardware.

KAWPOW (adopted May 2020) derives from ProgPoW, which generates random program sequences tuned to saturate exactly the units a commodity GPU has: compute cores, caches, and memory bandwidth in gaming-card proportions. The goal is making an ASIC's advantage too small to fund its development.

It has held: Ravencoin remains one of the principal GPU coins in 2026. KAWPOW is power-hungry per card relative to Etchash, so undervolting and electricity price matter even more than usual.

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