# Top 10 cryptocurrencies to mine

> When deciding which cryptocurrency to mine, you most likely choose it in consideration of expected profits, hash rate, mining difficulty,

Source: https://cryptomorrow.com/2018/02/06/top-10-cryptocurrencies-to-mine/
Last checked: 2019-07-02

When deciding which cryptocurrency to mine, you most likely choose it in consideration of expected profits, [hash rate](/2018/08/04/cryptocurrency-mining-hash-rate-what-you-need-to-know/), mining difficulty, hardware requirements and other factors.

If new to cryptocurrencies, hash rate is used for every currency that is [proof of work](/2017/08/28/alternatives-to-proof-of-work/). It is a measure of how much power the network is consuming to be continuously functional to generate power.

Difficulty changes and so do the target hash of a block’s header. To successfully mine a block, the miner will need to hash the header in such a way that the hash is less than or equal to the target. For instance, a target could be that the SHA-256 hash of a block’s header must be a 256-bit alphanumeric string, and must start with 18 zeros. That will change when difficulty changes after a given number of blocks.

Here are top 10 cryptocurrencies to mine according to expected profits per each day.

### 1. Ethereum (ETH)

With a network hash rate of 226.20 TH/s and the block reward is 3, the estimated coins you can mine in a day is around 0.0101 ETH. This adds to about $8.65 or $7.21 per day depending on the exchange rates. About $1.44 goes to electricity.

Mining ETH can therefore earn you a single BTC in 969.20 days.

### 2. Ethereum Classic (ETC)

[Ethereum Classic](/2017/08/23/ethereum-classic-etc/) will earn you about $6.90 or $5.46 and about $1.44 for electricity in a single day of 24 hours. In other words, you get 0.3265/0.3265 ETC in a day. It means you can get a [Bitcoin](/2019/11/18/basics-to-know-about-bitcoin/) in around 1,215 days. This is using a mining hash rate of 8.17 TH/s and block reward of 4.

ETC has a block time of 15 seconds just same as ETH.

### 3. ZClassic (ZCL)

ZClassic (ZCL) has a block reward of 12.50 and its average block time (time to create a single block) is around 2.50 minutes. Mining ZClassic will earn you about 0.0728/0.0786 coins or $5.39 per 24 hours after subtracting electricity costs. It means you earn a Bitcoin in 1,227 days.

### 4. Bitcoin Gold (BTG)

You can earn around 0.0556/0.0609 Bitcoin Gold (BTG) per day mining. This converts to around $4.80 after subtracting electricity costs. This is when using a hash rate of around 42.40 MH/s. The block reward is 12.50 block time is 10.00 minutes. At that rate, it takes about 1,344 days to earn a single Bitcoin.

### 5. ZenCash (ZEN)

ZenCash (ZEN) has a block reward of 11.00 and the block time is 2.50 minutes. You can earn around $4.23 per 24 hours after subtracting electricity costs, meaning you get around 0.1573/0.1872 ZENs in a day or a single Bitcoin in 1,478 days.

### 6. Zcash (ZEC)

Mining ZEC earns you around $3.52 per day or 0.0143/0.0159 ZECs at a network hash rate of 417.66 MH/s and block time of 2.50 minutes. It means you get a single BTC in 1,689 days.

### 7. Quark (QRK)

With a network hash rate of 7.39GH/s, block reward of 1 and block time of 30 seconds, mining Quark (QRK) earns you $2.28 in a day of 24 hours or about 197.0323 /

163.3559 QRKs. It means you get a single BTC in 3,406 days.

### 8. BitcoinCash (BCH)

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) mining earns you around $2.00 in 24 hours with a network hash rate of 2,379.23 PH/s, block reward of 12.50 and block time of 10 minutes.

In actuality, you will earn around $8.24, but spend $6.24 for electricity.

### 9. Monero (XMR)

Monero has an average block time of 2 minutes and block reward of 5.37 and you can get around 0.0140/0.0141 XMR in 24 hours or around $1.63.

### 10. Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin (BTC) mining will earn you around $1.42 after subtracting electricity costs. This means you can expect to earn around $7.66 per day, but spend around $6.24 a dayfor electricity.

This converts to around 0.0009/0.0009 Bitcoins per day when using a hash rate of 26,206.39. The block time then works out to being around 10 minutes, with the block reward being 12.50.