Dash (DASH) Solo Mining Calculator
Estimate how long it takes to solo mine a block of Dash (DASH) with your own hardware. BackPoW combines the live Dash network difficulty with your hashrate to compute the expected block time, the cumulative probability of finding a block over day, month and year, and the expected mining revenue in DASH and USD.
Dash network stats
- Algorithm: X11
- Average block time: 2.6 min
- Network hashrate: 2.39 PH/s
- Block reward: 0.41 DASH
- Market cap: $533,269,289
- Price: $41.55
About Dash on X11
Dash uses X11 — non-memory-hard, hardware class: ASIC-dominated.
BackPoW tracks 2 X11 coins. See how X11 solo mining works and which X11 coin is easiest to mine right now →
How Dash solo mining odds are calculated
Each hash is an independent attempt, so block discovery is memoryless and follows an exponential distribution. The average time to a block is T = network_hashrate ÷ your_hashrate × block_time. The chance of hitting at least one block within a period t is then given by the Poisson relation P = 1 − e^(−t/T) — the realistic probability, not a misleading linear one.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to solo mine one Dash block?
It depends on your hashrate relative to the Dash network hashrate (2.39 PH/s). Because hashing is memoryless, the time to find a block follows an exponential distribution: on average T = network_hashrate / your_hashrate × block_time. Enter your hashrate in the BackPoW Dash solo calculator to get the exact expected time.
What is the Dash block reward?
The current Dash block reward is 0.41 DASH. BackPoW tracks the 24h block reward and values a discovered block in both DASH and USD using live market prices.
Is solo mining Dash profitable?
Solo mining Dash profitability depends on your hashrate, electricity cost and pool fees versus the block reward value and how often you expect to find a block. The BackPoW calculator shows daily, monthly and yearly gross revenue and net profit so you can decide.
What algorithm does Dash use?
Dash uses the X11 proof-of-work algorithm. You can mine it with any X11-capable ASIC, GPU or CPU listed in the BackPoW hardware database. X11 is a asic-dominated algorithm, which decides what hardware stays competitive.
What are the odds of finding a Dash block?
BackPoW models the cumulative probability of finding at least one block over a day, week, month or year with the Poisson formula P = 1 − e^(−t/T), giving a realistic chance instead of a naive linear estimate.
Is Dash the easiest X11 coin to solo mine?
Not currently. Among the 2 X11 coins tracked on BackPoW, Dash ranks #2 by how little solo hashrate a block takes; the easiest right now is Kerrigan-X11 (KRG). BackPoW re-ranks them from live difficulty on every update.