Mining incentive [$/s] = Coin price [$/coin] * Block reward [coin/block] / Target block time [s/block]
(Note that the block reward includes tx fees)
Mining incentives of BTC, BCH, XMR, at the time of writing (2023-09-06)
| Coin | Price [$/coin] | Reward [coins/block] | Blocktime [s/block] | Mining Incentive [$/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCH | 192.11 $/BCH | 6.254 BCH/block | 600 s/block | 2.002 $/s |
| BTC | 25575.2 $/BTC | 6.477 BTC/block | 600 s/block | 276.08 $/s |
| XMR | 139.52 $/XMR | 0.6 XMR/block | 120 s/block | 0.6976 $/s |
Historical price data is daily open, from Coingecko
| Coin | Date [yyyy-mm-dd] | Price [$/coin] | Reward [coins/block] | Blocktime [s/block] | Mining Incentive [$/s] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETC | 2019-01-06 | 5.31 $/ETC | 4 ETC/block | 15 s/block | 1.416 $/s | 1 |
| BCH | 2019-05-15 | 397.36 $/BCH | 12.611 BCH/block | 600 s/block | 8.352 $/s | 1 2 |
| EXP | 2019-07-29 | 0.042 $/EXP | 4 EXP/block | 15 s/block | 0.0112 $/s | 1 |
| VTC | 2019-12-01 | 0.24 $/VTC | 25 VTC/block | 150 s/block | 0.04 $/s | 1 |
| BTG | 2020-02-08 | 11.52 $/BTG | 12.5 BTG/block | 600 s/block | 0.24 $/s | 1 |
| ETC | 2020-08-05 | 7.12 $/ETC | 3.2 ETC/block | 15 s/block | 1.519 $/s | 1 2 |
| FIRO | 2021-01-18 | 6.23 $/FIRO | 12.5 FIRO/block | 300 s/block | 0.26 $/s | 1 2 |