Mining
Network Hashrate
Hashrate is the total computational work securing Ethereum Classic. It is the clearest single measure of how expensive the chain is to attack — and it is an estimate, not a reading.
Network Hashrate
Derived from Blockscout difficulty at block 25,101,948, divided by Blockscout's reported average block time of 10.53s.
How network hashrate works on Ethereum Classic
Nobody measures it — everybody estimates it
There is no way to count the hashes miners try. Failed attempts are never broadcast; only winning blocks are. Every hashrate figure published anywhere, including this one, is inferred from what the chain does reveal.
The estimate is difficulty ÷ block time
Difficulty states how much work a block is expected to take. Average block time states how long blocks are actually taking. Divide one by the other and you get work per second — the hashrate. This site uses difficulty ÷ average block time, with both values taken from Blockscout at the same block, so the figure here matches what the explorer reports.
Which is why short-window numbers are noisy
Block times vary randomly even at constant hashrate — mining is a memoryless process, so a run of fast or slow blocks is ordinary luck rather than a change in participation. A figure computed over a short window inherits that noise. Longer timeframes on the chart above are meaningfully steadier than the 7-day view.
ETChash, and what hardware qualifies
ETC mines with ETChash (ECIP-1099), which uses a smaller DAG than Ethash did. That keeps the chain mineable on GPUs with less memory, alongside ASICs built for it. Hashrate figures are therefore a mix of both classes of hardware.
Hashrate and security
Rewriting confirmed history requires out-pacing the honest network, so the cost of an attack scales with hashrate. This is the sense in which hashrate is a security budget rather than a performance statistic — it is what an attacker would have to rent or buy.
Concentration matters alongside the total. A high figure spread across many independent pools is a stronger position than the same figure concentrated in one.
Hashrate and your earnings
Your share of blocks is your hashrate divided by the network's. When network hashrate rises and the block reward is unchanged, the same hardware earns proportionally less. The reward itself steps down 20% every 5,000,000 blocks under ECIP-1017.
Hashrate distribution
Spread hashrate, strengthen the network
Proof-of-Work security comes from work being distributed across many independent operators, and miners set that distribution directly. Every pool choice either concentrates block production or spreads it, so pointing hashrate at a smaller established pool widens the base the network rests on. The pools listed here pay out on published terms — which one you join is a decentralization decision as much as a fee one.
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Network Difficulty
The target hashrate is derived from, and its history.
Network Stats
Block height, emission, daily metrics and pool share.
Mining Pools
Pool comparison, fees, payout thresholds and share.
Profitability
Estimate returns for your hardware at current rates.
Hardware
GPUs and ASICs that mine ETChash, with efficiency.
Start Mining
Hardware, software and pool setup for ETC.