Scrypt Mining Coins — Solo Mining Calculators

The easiest Scrypt coin to solo mine right now is Verge-Scrypt (XVG) — a block roughly every under 1 min per GH/s of solo hashrate.

Every Proof of Work coin that uses the Scrypt algorithm, in one place. Because they share an algorithm, the same Scrypt-capable hardware can mine any of them — pick a coin to calculate your solo mining block probability, expected time-to-block and revenue with your own hashrate.

About the Scrypt algorithm

Scrypt is a memory-hard proof-of-work hash function, originally chosen by Litecoin to resist the specialized hardware that had come to dominate Bitcoin's SHA-256. That resistance did not last: purpose-built Scrypt ASICs now set the pace, and CPU or GPU mining is no longer competitive on any established Scrypt chain.

Hardware class: ASIC-dominated · Memory-hard: Yes

Scrypt's decisive feature for a solo miner is merged mining (AuxPoW). Litecoin is the parent chain, and several smaller Scrypt coins — most notably Dogecoin, plus chains like Pepecoin — accept Litecoin's proof of work as their own. That means a single Scrypt ASIC pointed at a merged-mining setup does the work once but is eligible to find blocks on multiple chains simultaneously, at no extra hashrate or power cost. For solo miners this changes the profit calculation outright: your effective block reward is the sum of every chain you merge-mine, so the 'easiest coin to hit' is often best read alongside what you can win for free on top of it. When you evaluate a Scrypt coin below, check whether it is AuxPoW-merged with Litecoin before judging its standalone block odds.

Scrypt coins ranked by solo block chance

CoinNetwork hashrateBlock timeBlock rewardTime to block (Bitdeer Sealminer DL1 Air)
Verge-Scrypt (XVG)10.27 MH/s2.5 min— XVGunder 1 min
Mooncoin (MOON)13.88 GH/s1.6 min5050 MOON~1 min
AUR-Scrypt (AUR)223.37 GH/s1.0 min1.25 AUR9 min
Stohn (SOH)48.88 GH/s5.8 min50 SOH11 min
Quai-Scrypt (QUAI)17.37 TH/s1.19s11.75 QUAI14 min
Catcoin (CAT)1.29 TH/s11.4 min25 CAT9.8 h
DGB-Scrypt (DGB)15.82 TH/s1.2 min253.56 DGB13.2 h
MEWC-Scrypt (MEWC)82.62 TH/s1.8 min3000 MEWC4.1 days
Junkcoin (JKC)862.93 TH/s58s50 JKC23.2 days
Luckycoin (LKY)1.46 PH/s1.0 min2.75 LKY41.9 days
Bells (BEL)1.70 PH/s1.0 min2 BEL47.2 days
Dingocoin (DINGO)1.63 PH/s1.1 min10000 DINGO47.5 days
Pepecoin (PEP)2.32 PH/s1.0 min10000 PEP66.5 days
Dogecoin (DOGE)2.62 PH/s1.1 min10000 DOGE76.4 days
Litecoin (LTC)2.58 PH/s2.5 min6.25 LTC175.5 days

Best Scrypt mining hardware

The top Scrypt-capable devices ranked by energy efficiency (hashrate per watt), from the BackPoW hardware database:

The most efficient Scrypt miner in the database is the Bitdeer Sealminer DL1 Air — most efficient Scrypt ASIC.

DeviceHashratePowerEfficiency
Bitdeer Sealminer DL1 Air (ASIC)25.00 GH/s3725 W6.71 MH/s per W
Bitdeer Sealminer DL1 Hydro (ASIC)52.43 GH/s7850 W6.68 MH/s per W
Bitmain Antminer L11 Hyd 6U (ASIC)33.06 GH/s5676 W5.82 MH/s per W
Bitmain Antminer L11 Pro (ASIC)20.96 GH/s3610 W5.81 MH/s per W
VolcMiner D3 (ASIC)20.02 GH/s3580 W5.59 MH/s per W
Fluminer L3 (ASIC)9.49 GH/s1700 W5.58 MH/s per W
Bitmain Antminer L11 (ASIC)20.04 GH/s3680 W5.45 MH/s per W
ElphaPex DG2 20G (ASIC)20.04 GH/s3800 W5.27 MH/s per W
Bitmain Antminer L9 17.6Gh (ASIC)17.59 GH/s3570 W4.93 MH/s per W
Bitmain Antminer L9 16Gh (ASIC)16.00 GH/s3360 W4.76 MH/s per W

Scrypt solo mining pools

Solo pools let you keep the full block reward on Scrypt coins, paying only a small fee. Coins with solo pools tracked on BackPoW:

Frequently asked questions

What's the easiest Scrypt coin to solo mine right now?

Verge-Scrypt (XVG) — a block roughly every under 1 min per GH/s of solo hashrate. This ranks Scrypt coins by how much solo hashrate it takes to find one block, recalculated from live network difficulty on every update.

How long would a Bitdeer Sealminer DL1 Air take to solo mine a Verge-Scrypt block?

About one block every under 1 min on average at 25.00 GH/s, using Verge-Scrypt's live network hashrate. Real results are random (Poisson) around this mean.

Can I merge-mine Scrypt coins?

Scrypt's decisive feature for a solo miner is merged mining (AuxPoW). Litecoin is the parent chain, and several smaller Scrypt coins — most notably Dogecoin, plus chains like Pepecoin — accept Litecoin's proof of work as their own. That means a single Scrypt ASIC pointed at a merged-mining setup does the work once but is eligible to find blocks on multiple chains simultaneously, at no extra hashrate or power cost. For solo miners this changes the profit calculation outright: your effective block reward is the sum of every chain you merge-mine, so the 'easiest coin to hit' is often best read alongside what you can win for free on top of it. When you evaluate a Scrypt coin below, check whether it is AuxPoW-merged with Litecoin before judging its standalone block odds.

Can I solo mine Scrypt coins?

Yes. BackPoW computes the Poisson-based solo block-hit probability for every Scrypt coin from live network hashrate, so you can see your realistic chance of finding a block.

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