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) 2.46 K Nethash (3h) 108.84 Ksol/s Miner Share (3h) 4.97 % Profit 24h 98.75$ 939231 BTCZ | 2.46 K | 108.84 Ksol/s | 98.75$939231 BTCZ | 0.00000000 | 6,773 $ | 4.97 % |
 Bitcoin GoldBTG | Bitcoin Gold Difficulty (3h) 148.26 K Nethash (3h) 2.08 Msol/s Miner Share (3h) 95.03 % Profit 24h 495.66$ 8.350 BTG | 148.26 K | 2.08 Msol/s | 495.66$8.350 BTG | 0.00147342 | 41,752,800 $ | 95.03 % |
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.
