When 2024 threw in the towel, SHA256—the old, reliable workhorse of Bitcoin—was lounging around in third place, sipping virtual cocktails. Fast forward to June 2025, and it’s back on top, eyeing Litecoin’s Scrypt with a mischievous grin. Who knew that in the high-stakes world of digital gold, a little bit of hardware hustle and a splash of luck could turn the tide? 🚀🤪
SHA256 and Scrypt Duel for the Mining Crown! Who Will Wear It? 👑
Dec. 29, 2024 saw Scrypt—famous for making Litecoin (LTC) and Dogecoin (Doge) giggle all the way to the bank—climb to the top. But patience is a virtue, my friends. June 2025 rolls in, and sha256—our beloved cryptic cian—snuck back into the lead, barely brushing past Litecoin’s Scrypt with a hardware punch of 860 terahash per second—thanks, Bitmain’s Antminer S21e XP hydro 3U! 💥
That monstrous miner, sipping at a median of $0.10 per kWh, makes approximately $18.24 a day—because who doesn’t want to get rich while the electricity hums softly? Hashprice, that sneaky little metric, tells us that each terahash gives you a slice of the profit pie. And at 860 TH/s, this pie is quite delicious. Trailing behind, the Volcminer D1 Hydro—proof that size does matter—rakes in about $17.55 daily with just 30 gigahash per second (GH/s). Little engine that could, indeed! 🚗💨

In the same dollar-a-moon economy, Zksnark pioneers the next tier, turning 300 megahash into a modest $10.07 daily—proof that even in the crypto jungle, persistence pays off. Meanwhile, Monero’s RandomX is dancing along, earning around $9.70 per day with 212 KH/s—privacy’s favorite child has its day in the sun, or at least in the profit ledger. 📈
Below the glittering top, we find KHeavyHash from Kaspa and ETC‘s Ethash eager to stake their claim. It’s a world turned upside down since 2022, when Kadena and Scrypt ruled supreme and Ethereum‘s move to proof-of-stake sent many miners crying into their rigs. Now, relentless ASIC innovation—hello, the ice-cold S21e XP—propels SHA256 back into the spotlight. Like a Hollywood comeback story, but with more solder and fewer red carpets. 🎬🤓
As this dance unfolds, the secondary contenders—Scrypt, Zksnark, RandomX—band together in a formidable second act. Indeed, in this game, it’s not just the coin’s worth but the efficiency and cunning of your hardware that spells victory. Small tweaks in hash power and electricity costs are the new secret sauce. Meanwhile, those archaic algorithms like KHeavyHash and Eaglesong (remember them?) have fallen by the digital wayside, making way for the hardware geniuses who’ve cracked the code of profit—one chip at a time. Cheers to progress! 🍻🤖
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2025-06-05 22:29