Quai-SHA (QUAI) Solo Mining Calculator

Estimate how long it takes to solo mine a block of Quai-SHA (QUAI) with your own hardware. BackPoW combines the live Quai-SHA 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 QUAI and USD.

Quai-SHA network stats

About Quai-SHA on SHA-256

Quai-SHA uses SHA-256 — non-memory-hard, hardware class: ASIC-dominated.

BackPoW tracks 9 SHA-256 coins. See how SHA-256 solo mining works and which SHA-256 coin is easiest to mine right now →

How Quai-SHA solo mining odds are calculated

Because each hash succeeds independently, finding a block is a Poisson process — there is no 'due' block, only an average rate. The mean time between blocks is T = network_hashrate ÷ your_hashrate × block_time, and the realistic chance of at least one block over a period t is P = 1 − e^(−t/T). That is why a longer run raises your odds but never guarantees a block.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to solo mine one Quai-SHA block?

It depends on your hashrate relative to the Quai-SHA network hashrate (160.34 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 Quai-SHA solo calculator to get the exact expected time.

What is the Quai-SHA block reward?

The current Quai-SHA block reward is 10.95 QUAI. BackPoW tracks the 24h block reward and values a discovered block in both QUAI and USD using live market prices.

Is solo mining Quai-SHA profitable?

Solo mining Quai-SHA 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 Quai-SHA use?

Quai-SHA uses the SHA-256 proof-of-work algorithm. You can mine it with any SHA-256-capable ASIC, GPU or CPU listed in the BackPoW hardware database. SHA-256 is a asic-dominated algorithm, which decides what hardware stays competitive.

What are the odds of finding a Quai-SHA 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 Quai-SHA the easiest SHA-256 coin to solo mine?

Yes. Of the 9 SHA-256 coins tracked on BackPoW, Quai-SHA currently needs the least solo hashrate to find a block, making it the easiest SHA-256 coin to solo mine right now. This is recalculated from live network difficulty on every update.

Solo mining odds for Quai-SHA by hardware

Expected wait for one Quai-SHA block per device, at today's network difficulty:

Quai-SHA data as JSON

Everything on this page is available from the free BackPoW API — no key, no sign-up, open CORS:

GET https://backpow.com/coins-data/Quai-SHA.json

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