Altcoin mining

Altcoin mining

Explore our comprehensive guides on how traditional mining works for various alternative cryptocurrencies, including hardware requirements, algorithms, and top mining pools.

ZCash (ZEC)

Learn how traditional Zcash mining works, including Equihash ASICs and top pools.

Litecoin (LTC)

A complete guide to Litecoin mining using the Scrypt algorithm and ASIC hardware.

Dogecoin (DOGE)

Discover how merged mining works for Dogecoin and the best pools to join.

Monero (XMR)

Learn about CPU mining for Monero using the ASIC-resistant RandomX algorithm.

Dash (DASH)

A complete guide to Dash mining using the X11 algorithm and specialized ASIC hardware.

KAS (KAS)

Explore high-speed Kaspa mining using kHeavyHash ASICs.

Bitcoin Cash (BCH)

Learn how to mine Bitcoin Cash using the SHA-256 algorithm and compatible ASIC hardware.

Ethereum Classic (ETC)

Discover how to mine Ethereum Classic using GPUs or specialized Etchash ASIC machines.

Syscoin (SYS)

Learn how merged mining works for Syscoin, allowing you to mine it simultaneously with Bitcoin.

Filecoin (FIL)

A complete guide to providing decentralized storage and earning Filecoin via storage mining.

Fractal Bitcoin (FB)

How traditional Fractal Bitcoin mining works via merged and permissionless SHA-256 mining.

Aleo (ALEO)

zkSNARK ASIC miners for Aleo.

Alephium (ALPH)

Blake3 ASIC miners for Alephium.

Nervos (CKB)

Eaglesong ASIC miners for Nervos CKB.

Decred (DCR)

Blake256R14-dcr ASIC miners for Decred.

Grin (GRIN)

Cuckatoo32 ASIC miners for Grin.

Handshake (HNS)

Handshake ASIC miners for HNS.

InitVerse (INI)

VersaHash ASIC miners for InitVerse.

Kadena (KDA)

Kadena ASIC miners for KDA.

LBRY (LBC)

Lbry ASIC miners for LBRY Credits.

Nexa (NEXA)

NexaPow ASIC miners for Nexa.

Siacoin (SC) + XBT

Blake2B-Sia ASICs for Siacoin and the XBT Bitcoin fork.

SiaClassic (SCC)

Blake2B ASIC miners for SiaClassic.

Tari (XTM)

SHA3x ASIC miners for Tari.