# [[ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)]]-resistant 1. Achieved by requiring a large amount of memory when [[Mining|mining]]. This means that additional physical area is needed on the chip. As a result an [[ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)]] would experience no significant speed increase. 2. Protocol implemented within a [[Crypto (cryptocurrency)]], which prevents the use of [[ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)|ASIC]] for [[mining]]. It occurs in cryptocurrencies based on [[proof of work (PoW)]] mining with the aim of avoiding centralization of mining in a few hands with a lot of money.