The world of cryptocurrency has always been shaped by two forces: vision and technology. On one side, visionaries who imagine new ways to decentralize systems. On the other, the machines that make these ideas real. The question of when DOGE mining by QUBIC will be ready sits right at that intersection. It’s not only about software or community—it’s about the kind of hardware that makes such an ambitious plan possible.
Recently, CfB, one of the key minds behind Qubic, clarified an important point: mining Dogecoin will not be immediate. It requires months of preparation and development before the network is fully ready. In the meantime, the Qubic pool continues to mine Monero, building both momentum and resilience. This temporary step is not a detour; it’s a way of ensuring that the network and its participants remain active while the larger challenge of Dogecoin mining is prepared.
To avoid misunderstanding:
— Come-from-Beyond (@c___f___b) August 18, 2025
Preparation to mining #Dogecoin requires months of development, the #Qubic pool is mining #Monero during this period.
And here’s where the conversation takes a fascinating turn. In a community exchange, someone asked whether Qubic would rely on CPU or GPU power to take on Dogecoin’s network. The answer, as brief as it was decisive, carried weight: ASIC.
Why ASIC matters
To understand why this response matters, you have to know what an ASIC is. The acronym stands for Application-Specific Integrated Circuit. Unlike the processors in your laptop or the GPU in a gaming rig, which are designed to handle a variety of tasks, an ASIC is built for one thing only. In the world of crypto, that “one thing” is solving cryptographic puzzles at incredible speed.
The simplicity of ASIC design is its power. These machines don’t run complex operating systems. You don’t install apps or multitask with them. You configure them once, connect them, and they run autonomously—endlessly flipping between 1s and 0s, performing the single calculation they were created for. And because every transistor, every trace of silicon, is optimized for this narrow purpose, their efficiency far surpasses general-purpose hardware.
Back in 2018, Mike Murray from The Geek Pub illustrated this point vividly: a $2,500 ASIC miner could match the power of 400 GPUs or 12,000 CPUs. Put another way, what would cost about $18 million in general hardware could be replicated by a single specialized machine. This isn’t just a statistic—it’s a testament to how specialization can reshape an entire industry.
The apex predator of Proof of Work
It’s useful here to pause and reflect on a metaphor. One could say that ASICs are the apex predators of Proof of Work. Just as nature evolves creatures that dominate their niche with unmatched efficiency, ASICs dominate the niche of mining. CPUs and GPUs are versatile, but in this arena, they are outclassed. The ASIC was built for the hunt, and within its territory, it has no rival.
This metaphor isn’t meant to exaggerate—it’s simply a way to capture how absolute the difference is. Once ASICs arrive in a mining ecosystem, they change the rules of the game. The competition is no longer about who has the most computers or graphics cards; it’s about who can access the most powerful and efficient ASICs.
Why Qubic points to ASICs for DOGE
When CfB said that Qubic’s move toward Dogecoin mining would require ASICs, it wasn’t a casual remark. It was a recognition of the reality of Dogecoin’s network and the scale of the challenge. DOGE, like Bitcoin, is heavily influenced by ASIC-based mining. To compete seriously, to contribute meaningfully, Qubic has to step into that same specialized arena.
This is why preparation takes months. Building the software and aligning the community is one side of the task. Ensuring that the hardware strategy matches the scale of the Dogecoin network is the other. It is not simply about flipping a switch; it is about preparing the conditions for an ASIC-powered operation that can stand on equal footing with the existing hashrate.
Reflection
So, when will DOGE mining by QUBIC be ready? The precise date remains unclear, and that’s part of the point. It’s not a rush to compete at half strength. Instead, it’s a careful preparation for the moment when the network can bring real weight into the Dogecoin ecosystem.
And when that moment arrives, the choice of weapon will not be the versatility of CPUs or GPUs. It will be the brutal specialization of ASICs. Machines that remind us that in technology, as in life, sometimes the most effective path is not doing everything—but doing one thing perfectly.
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