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) | Mining Profit 24h | Exchange Rate (BTC) | 24h Volume | Miner Share (3h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BitcoinZBTCZ | BitcoinZ Difficulty (3h) 1.12 K Nethash (3h) 52.52 Ksol/s Miner Share (3h) 2.09 % Mining Profit 24h 606.49$ 1783460 BTCZ | 1.12 K | 52.52 Ksol/s | 606.49$1783460 BTCZ | 0.00000001 | 16236.98 $ | 2.09 % |
 Bitcoin GoldBTG | Bitcoin Gold Difficulty (3h) 164.90 K Nethash (3h) 2.46 Msol/s Miner Share (3h) 97.91 % Mining Profit 24h 785.53$ 6.871 BTG | 164.90 K | 2.46 Msol/s | 785.53$6.871 BTG | 0.00179929 | 109199577.93 $ | 97.91 % |
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.
