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Handshake

The Handshake (HNS) is a decentralized, unrestricted DNS protocol designed to replace the standard DNS root zone by a blockchain-based alternative that eliminates the need for central certificate authorities. Its proof-of-work algorithm BLAKE2b+SHA3 has been created to be ASIC-minable, while also ensuring that mining equipment is specifically designed and not reused from other networks. As Handshake has seen a rise in popularity with privacy advocates as well as web developers that are not centralized and web developers, the need of special HNS mining devices has led to the creation of a small but committed mining community. A variety of manufacturers, including Goldshell as well as Hummer Miner, developed ASIC hardware specifically for the Handshake network, offering HNS miners the advantages of hardware that GPU mining cannot effectively compete with this algorithm.

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Cryptominerbros stocks Handshake mining hardware across the Goldshell HS series, which has become the reference hardware for HNS miners. The Goldshell HS Box II serves as a compact, affordable entry point that suits miners exploring Handshake for the first time or maintaining a modest personal HNS operation. Stepping up to the HS Lite, HS5, HS6, and HS6 SE provides progressively higher hashrate for operators scaling toward semi-commercial or commercial output. The HS6 SE at 8.2TH/s is often the choice for miners who want meaningful HNS production without moving into full industrial-scale infrastructure. These machines also support dual-mining Siacoin alongside Handshake in some configurations, which many miners find adds practical value to the hardware investment. Hummer Miner’s HNS hardware represents an alternative to the Goldshell lineup for operators who want to compare specifications and pricing before committing. Handshake mining tends to appeal to miners with an interest in the decentralized naming space itself, not purely as a profitability calculation, and the hardware available at cryptominerbros serves both the financially motivated and the ideologically engaged.