Equihash 144_5 is a PoW mining algorithm, also known as Zhash. The most popular coin that uses this algorithm is Bitcoin Gold, as well as BitcoinZ. BTG switched to Equihash 144_5 on block 536200 on July 3, 2018. The reason for the switch was pretty common – to protect GPU owners from ASIC invasion. So far there are no ASIC devices on Equihash 144_5. Zhash mining algorithm is available on both the most popular mining power rental services: Nicehash and MiningRigRentals.
Please note that you can not use ASIC-miners for Equihash on Equihash 144_5. It is a different algorithm.
Default mining profit is calculated for 300 Nvidia 1070Ti GPUs with total hashrate: 19500 Sol/s on Equihash 144_5
| Cryptocurrency | Cryptocurrency | Difficulty (3h) | Nethash (3h) | Profit 24h | Exchange Rate (BTC) | 24h Volume | Miner Share (3h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BitcoinZBTCZ | BitcoinZ Difficulty (3h) 1.13 K Nethash (3h) 52.19 Ksol/s Miner Share (3h) 2.67 % Profit 24h 139.03$ 2126933 BTCZ | 1.13 K | 52.19 Ksol/s | 139.03$2126933 BTCZ | 0.00000000 | 274,827 $ | 2.67 % |
 Bitcoin GoldBTG | Bitcoin Gold Difficulty (3h) 143.37 K Nethash (3h) 1.90 Msol/s Miner Share (3h) 97.33 % Profit 24h 376.85$ 9.145 BTG | 143.37 K | 1.90 Msol/s | 376.85$9.145 BTG | 0.00087742 | 29,289,868 $ | 97.33 % |
The mining software from the list below supports the Equihash 144_5 algorithm. The sample software settings could be found by clicking on the desired coin name.
