As bitcoin’s value has increased, the global hashrate has been steadily climbing higher week after week. On Sunday, the hashrate dedicated to the Bitcoin network is hovering just above the 155 exahash (EH/s) handle and bitcoin’s price has made a great number of mining rigs more profitable. Older generation mining rigs like Bitmain’s Antminer S9 series with hashrate speeds around 11 TH/s or higher are also profiting.
Bitcoin Hashrate Climbs, Mining Rigs Gather Higher Profits
Six days ago, Bitcoin’s overall hashpower was around 130 exahash per second (EH/s) and today it’s up 19.23% at 155 EH/s. Bitcoin (BTC) markets have been doing well this week up 15.9% during the last seven days. On Sunday, a single BTC is exchanging hands for just above the $55K zone and there’s $35.2 billion in global trade volume.
The higher price per BTC has made it so mining rigs are more profitable than they once were a few weeks ago in September. Using today’s BTC difficulty and electrical costs of around $0.12 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), the Microbt Whatsminer M30S++ is pulling in over $34 a day per machine. The M30S++ is powerful, of course, as each Microbt machine boasts 112 terahash per second (TH/s).
The Bitmain Antminer S19 Pro (110 TH/s) also makes over $34 per day with the next-generation miner’s output. The Canaan Avalonminer 1246 boasts around 90 TH/s in hashrate and estimates show it can make $25.88 per day using today’s BTC exchange rates. The Strongu Hornbill H8 Pro shows it produces 84 TH/s and profits by $23.67 per day using current exchange rates.
Older Bitcoin Mining Machines With 11 TH/S or More Can Get $0.39 per Day
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