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 * [sgminer-dev/sgminer](https://github.com/sgminer-dev/sgminer/graphs/contributors)
 
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 ## Legacy
 
 * Original CPU mining software: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
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+## Sponsors and acknowledgments
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+* nicehash.com - sponsored adding/merging many additional algorithms including X11 and Keccak, stratum extranonce