# Solo Mining Goldshell LT5 on Litecoin (LTC)

Machine-readable solo mining datasheet for running **Goldshell LT5** on the **Litecoin (LTC)** Scrypt network. Evaluates hashrate output, electrical operational expenditure, Poisson block-finding probabilities, and mining economics tracked by BackPoW.

## Executive Summary

- Target Rig: Goldshell LT5 (ASIC)
- Target Network: Litecoin (LTC) — Algorithm: Scrypt
- Rig Hashrate: 2.04 GH/s (2.044465e+09 H/s)
- Power Consumption: 2,080 W (49.92 kWh/day)
- Energy Efficiency: 1017.38 J/GH
- Network Hashrate: 2.64 PH/s (2.636697e+15 H/s)
- Network Hash Share: 7.753888e-07 (0.000078%)
- Expected Block Discovery: about a 1-in-6 chance per year (mean time: ~6.0 years)
- Operational Breakeven Electricity: 0.0036 USD/kWh

## Solo Mining Metrics Table

| Metric | Value | Unit | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mining Device | Goldshell LT5 | text | Hardware model name |
| Device Class | ASIC | text | ASIC, GPU, or CPU architecture |
| Device Hashrate | 2.04 GH/s | H/s | Nominal hashrate on Scrypt |
| Device Power Draw | 2,080 | Watts | Power consumption at wall |
| Energy Efficiency | 1017.38 J/GH | unit | Energy per unit hash computation |
| Network Hashrate | 2.64 PH/s | H/s | Total active network hash power |
| Network Difficulty | 87730851.916097 | number | Current consensus target difficulty |
| Block Time (Observed) | 145.9 | seconds | Average interval between blocks |
| Block Reward | 6.2500 | LTC | Full coinbase block reward + fees |
| Coin Spot Price | 61.8100 | USD | Current market exchange rate |
| Single Block Value | 386.31 | USD | Gross fiat value of one block |
| Mean Time to Block | 6.0 years | time | T = (Nethash / Hashrate) * BlockTime |
| Daily Block Probability | 0.0459% | percent | 24-hour Poisson chance |
| Monthly Block Probability | 1.37% | percent | 30-day Poisson chance |
| 1-Year Block Probability | 15.44% | percent | 365-day Poisson chance |
| 3-Year Block Probability | 39.55% | percent | 3-year cumulative chance |
| Expected Blocks / Year | 0.1678 | count | Average over 365.25 days |
| Daily Gross Output | 0.002871 | LTC | Expected daily coin yield |
| Daily Gross Value | 0.18 | USD | Revenue before power costs |
| Daily Energy Consumed | 49.92 | kWh/day | Kilowatt-hours consumed |
| Power Cost @ 0.05 USD/kWh | 2.50 | USD/day | Low industrial tariff |
| Power Cost @ 0.08 USD/kWh | 3.99 | USD/day | Standard mining tariff |
| Power Cost @ 0.10 USD/kWh | 4.99 | USD/day | Residential tariff |
| Breakeven Electricity | 0.0036 | USD/kWh | Max rate before loss |
| Hardware Price | 600 / 750 / 900 USD | USD | Market range (min / med / max) |

## Poisson Block Discovery Model & Variance

Solo mining block discovery follows a memoryless Poisson process where every hash attempt has an identical, independent success probability.

- Formula: `P(X >= 1) = 1 - exp(-t / T)`
- `t` is mining duration in seconds
- `T` is mean time between blocks: `T = (Network Hashrate / Miner Hashrate) * Block Time`

Luck percentile table (reference electricity rate 0.08 USD/kWh):

| Luck Scenario | Percentile | Duration | Power (kWh) | Cost @ 0.08 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10% Lucky Hit | 10th | 229.4 days | 11,451.4 | 916.11 USD |
| 50% Median | 50th | 4.1 years | 75,336.6 | 6,026.93 USD |
| 90% Bad Luck | 90th | 13.7 years | 250,262.7 | 20,021.02 USD |
| 95% Extreme Drought | 95th | 17.9 years | 325,599.3 | 26,047.95 USD |

## Hardware Benchmark Profile

- Device: Goldshell LT5
- Slug: goldshell-lt5
- Architecture: ASIC
- Algorithm: Scrypt
- Hashrate: 2.04 GH/s
- Power: 2,080 W
- Efficiency: 1017.38 J/GH
- Market Cost: 600 / 750 / 900 USD

## Blockchain Network Overview

- Blockchain: Litecoin (LTC)
- Consensus: Scrypt
- Network Hashrate: 2.64 PH/s (2.636697e+15 H/s)
- Difficulty: 87730851.916097
- Block Time: 145.9 seconds
- Block Reward: 6.2500 LTC (approx 386.31 USD)
- Spot Price: 61.8100 USD
- Cost of Production (Flagship): 21.87 USD (Lokotech Hashblade)

## Tracked Solo Mining Pools

Solo pools for Litecoin (LTC) routing 100% of block rewards to the miner address:

| Pool Name | Fee | Link | Low Hashrate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mining-dutch.nl | 1% | [mining-dutch.nl](https://www.mining-dutch.nl/pools/litecoin.php) | No |
| zsolo.bid | 1% | [zsolo.bid](https://zsolo.bid) | No |
| hashpoolpro.com | 1% | [hashpoolpro.com](https://hashpoolpro.com) | No |
| luckymonster.pro | 1.5% | [luckymonster.pro](https://luckymonster.pro) | No |
| solopool.org | 2% | [solopool.org](https://ltc.solopool.org) | No |
| molepool.com | 2% | [molepool.com](https://ltc.molepool.com) | No |
| mysolopool.com | 10% | [mysolopool.com](https://doge.mysolopool.com) | No |
| solopool.eu | 0% | [solopool.eu](https://solopool.eu/ltc) | Yes |
| public-pool-btc.ru | 0% | [public-pool-btc.ru](https://public-pool-btc.ru) | Yes |
| fastpool.xyz | 0.1% | [fastpool.xyz](https://fastpool.xyz/ltc) | Yes |

## Machine-Readable JSON Summary

```json
{
  "coin_id": "Litecoin",
  "coin_name": "Litecoin",
  "ticker": "LTC",
  "algorithm": "Scrypt",
  "hardware_name": "Goldshell LT5",
  "hardware_slug": "goldshell-lt5",
  "hardware_type": "ASIC",
  "miner_hashrate_h_s": 2044464999.0,
  "power_watts": 2080.0,
  "efficiency": "1017.38 J/GH",
  "network_hashrate_h_s": 2636696504859322.0,
  "difficulty": 87730851.916097,
  "block_time_seconds": 145.861,
  "block_reward_coins": 6.25,
  "spot_price_usd": 61.81,
  "single_block_value_usd": 386.3125,
  "mean_time_to_block_seconds": 188113364.17272925,
  "daily_block_probability": 0.0004591920503085323,
  "monthly_block_probability": 0.013684430456712415,
  "yearly_block_probability": 0.15444191667472895,
  "expected_blocks_per_year": 0.16775841598911184,
  "daily_gross_usd": 0.17743236982010616,
  "daily_kwh": 49.92,
  "breakeven_electricity_usd_per_kwh": 0.0035543343313322547,
  "hardware_price_usd": {
    "min": 600.0,
    "median": 750.0,
    "max": 900.0
  },
  "retrieved_utc": "2026-10-21T18:57:14Z"
}
```

## Provenance & Integration Links

- Retrieved: 2026-10-21T18:57:14Z
- Canonical HTML page: https://backpow.com/Litecoin/goldshell-lt5
- Coin datasheet: https://backpow.com/Litecoin.md
- Hardware datasheet: https://backpow.com/hardware/goldshell-lt5.md
- Solo pools directory: https://backpow.com/solo-pools.md
- Live queries over MCP: https://mcp.backpow.com/mcp (tools `calculate_solo_mining_odds`, `get_hardware_benchmarks`)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0 — https://backpow.com/llms.txt