Bitcoin mining using FPGA

📄 Desciption

Implementation of the SHA256 algorithm for bitcoin mining on the PYNQ-Z1 board while also comparing the results of the implementation of the same algorithm on CPU and GPU previously shared.

📂 Requirements

• Python modules found in the requirements file

• PYNQ-Z1 board

• PYNQ image: https://pynq.readthedocs.io/en/v2.2.1/getting_started/pynq_image.html

• Text editor: I used VScode https://code.visualstudio.com/download

• Xilinx Vivado 2019

📈 Results

• CPU: 1.32 KH/s

• GPU: 2 KH/s

• FPGA: 39.98 MH/s