# FiroPow Proof of Work Mining Algorithm — Telemetry, Multi-Coin Economics & Hardware Benchmarks

> Comprehensive technical and economic datasheet for the FiroPow Proof of Work consensus algorithm.
> Catalogs real-time network difficulties, Poisson solo mining probabilities, hardware energy efficiency rankings, solo pools, and Cost of Production (CoP) metrics across all 2 FiroPow blockchains.

## Telemetry & Metadata Freshness

- **As of (UTC)**: `2026-10-16T08:56:28Z`
- **Algorithm Name**: `FiroPow`
- **Algorithm Slug**: `firopow`
- **Active Blockchains Tracked**: `2`
- **Dominant Hardware Class**: `GPU`
- **Memory Architecture**: `Memory-hard (DAG / High-RAM footprint)`
- **AuxPoW Merged Mining**: `No`
- **Pricing & Valuation Currency**: `USD`
- **Canonical Oracle Hub**: `https://backpow.com/algos/firopow`
- **Master Algorithm Directory**: `https://backpow.com/algos.md`
- **Model Context Protocol (MCP)**: `https://mcp.backpow.com/mcp` ([Documentation](https://backpow.com/mcp.md))
- **Master LLM Discovery Index**: `https://backpow.com/llms.txt`

## About FiroPow Architecture & Consensus Mechanics

FiroPoW is Firo's proof-of-work, a ProgPoW-derived, memory-hard GPU algorithm that succeeded the earlier MTP algorithm. Its randomised, memory-heavy instruction mix is designed to resist ASICs and FPGAs and keep mining on consumer GPUs.

## FiroPow Solo Mining Feasibility & Poisson Mechanics

- **Easiest Coin to Solo Mine**: Kiirocoin (KIIRO) — a block roughly every 2 min per GH/s of solo hashrate.
- **Representative Reference Miner**: [NVIDIA CMP 170HX](https://backpow.com/hardware/nvidia-cmp-170hx) (GPU) — Hashrate: `50.71 MH/s`, Power: `185 W`, Efficiency: `274.10 KH/s per W`.
- **Expected Time to Block (NVIDIA CMP 170HX on Kiirocoin)**: ~36 min on average (Poisson arrival rate).

### Poisson Distribution Model for Solo Miners

In Proof of Work solo mining, block generation is an uncorrelated, memoryless Poisson process. Having mined for a week without finding a block does not increase the probability of finding one on the next hash.

1. **Expected Time-to-Block (Mean Duration)**:
   `E[T] = (H_net / H_user) * T_block` (seconds)
2. **Poisson Block Arrival Probability over duration t**:
   `P(k >= 1) = 1 - exp(-(H_user / H_net) * (t / T_block))`
3. **Solo Block Capture**:
   Solo miners receive 100% of the network block subsidy plus all transaction fees included in the block, minus any nominal pool fee (0% to 1.5%), with zero round-sharing pool variance dampening.

## Multi-Coin Telemetry & Mining Economics (2 Blockchains)

All active Proof of Work networks utilizing the FiroPow hashing algorithm, ranked by solo block discovery feasibility (easiest network first):

| Blockchain | Ticker | Network Hashrate | Block Time | Block Reward | Spot Price (USD) | Cost of Production (USD) | Gross Margin | Time to Block (NVIDIA CMP 170HX) | Datasheet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kiirocoin](https://backpow.com/Kiirocoin) | KIIRO | 698.40 MH/s | 154 s | 6 KIIRO | 0.00050782 | - | - | 36 min | [KIIRO.md](https://backpow.com/Kiirocoin.md) |
| [Firo](https://backpow.com/Firo) | FIRO | 14.28 GH/s | 149 s | 0.31 FIRO | 0.94302 | 0.63073 | +33.1% | 11.7 hours | [FIRO.md](https://backpow.com/Firo.md) |

## FiroPow Mining Hardware Benchmarks & Efficiency Rankings

Top mining devices supporting FiroPow ranked by energy efficiency (hashrate per Watt descending). A higher hashrate per Watt lowers electricity overhead per hash, lowering your Cost of Production:

| Mining Device | Hardware Class | Hashrate | Power (Watts) | Energy Efficiency | Benchmark Datasheet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NVIDIA CMP 170HX](https://backpow.com/hardware/nvidia-cmp-170hx) | GPU | 50.71 MH/s | 185 W | 274.10 KH/s per W | [nvidia-cmp-170hx.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/nvidia-cmp-170hx.md) |
| [AMD BC-160](https://backpow.com/hardware/amd-bc-160) | GPU | 22.16 MH/s | 91 W | 243.47 KH/s per W | [amd-bc-160.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/amd-bc-160.md) |
| [CMP 100-210](https://backpow.com/hardware/cmp-100-210) | GPU | 44.00 MH/s | 199 W | 221.09 KH/s per W | [cmp-100-210.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/cmp-100-210.md) |
| [GeForce RTX 4080 Super](https://backpow.com/hardware/geforce-rtx-4080-super) | GPU | 51.94 MH/s | 249 W | 208.59 KH/s per W | [geforce-rtx-4080-super.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/geforce-rtx-4080-super.md) |
| [AMD BC-250](https://backpow.com/hardware/amd-bc-250) | GPU | 17.30 MH/s | 85 W | 203.50 KH/s per W | [amd-bc-250.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/amd-bc-250.md) |
| [RTX A2000 12GB](https://backpow.com/hardware/rtx-a2000-12gb) | GPU | 13.92 MH/s | 69 W | 201.73 KH/s per W | [rtx-a2000-12gb.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/rtx-a2000-12gb.md) |
| [RTX A6000](https://backpow.com/hardware/rtx-a6000) | GPU | 46.05 MH/s | 230 W | 200.20 KH/s per W | [rtx-a6000.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/rtx-a6000.md) |
| [RTX A5000](https://backpow.com/hardware/rtx-a5000) | GPU | 42.90 MH/s | 219 W | 195.89 KH/s per W | [rtx-a5000.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/rtx-a5000.md) |
| [GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super](https://backpow.com/hardware/geforce-rtx-4070-ti-super) | GPU | 44.90 MH/s | 230 W | 195.23 KH/s per W | [geforce-rtx-4070-ti-super.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/geforce-rtx-4070-ti-super.md) |
| [GeForce RTX 4090](https://backpow.com/hardware/geforce-rtx-4090) | GPU | 64.08 MH/s | 330 W | 194.17 KH/s per W | [geforce-rtx-4090.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/geforce-rtx-4090.md) |
| [GeForce RTX 4070 Ti](https://backpow.com/hardware/geforce-rtx-4070-ti) | GPU | 32.57 MH/s | 170 W | 191.58 KH/s per W | [geforce-rtx-4070-ti.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/geforce-rtx-4070-ti.md) |
| [RTX A4000](https://backpow.com/hardware/rtx-a4000) | GPU | 26.01 MH/s | 139 W | 187.13 KH/s per W | [rtx-a4000.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/rtx-a4000.md) |
| [Radeon RX 7900 XTX](https://backpow.com/hardware/radeon-rx-7900-xtx) | GPU | 55.13 MH/s | 299 W | 184.38 KH/s per W | [radeon-rx-7900-xtx.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/radeon-rx-7900-xtx.md) |
| [RTX A4500](https://backpow.com/hardware/rtx-a4500) | GPU | 33.93 MH/s | 185 W | 183.38 KH/s per W | [rtx-a4500.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/rtx-a4500.md) |
| [NVIDIA CMP 90HX](https://backpow.com/hardware/nvidia-cmp-90hx) | GPU | 45.44 MH/s | 249 W | 182.50 KH/s per W | [nvidia-cmp-90hx.md](https://backpow.com/hardware/nvidia-cmp-90hx.md) |

## FiroPow Solo Mining Pools

Solo pools allow miners to retain 100% of the block reward on FiroPow blockchains while connecting through standard Stratum protocols without hosting a local full node:

| Blockchain | Ticker | Tracked Solo Pools | Best Pool | Pool Fee | Stratum Endpoint | Solo Pool Datasheet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Firo Solo Pools](https://backpow.com/solo-pools/Firo) | FIRO | 3 | [woolypooly.com](https://backpow.com/solo-pools/Firo) | 0.9% | - | [FIRO.md](https://backpow.com/solo-pools/Firo.md) |

## Frequently Asked Questions about FiroPow Mining

### What is the easiest FiroPow coin to solo mine right now?

Kiirocoin (KIIRO) — a block roughly every 2 min per GH/s of solo hashrate. This ranks FiroPow coins by how much solo hashrate it takes to find one block, recalculated from live network difficulty on every build update.

### How long would a NVIDIA CMP 170HX take to solo mine a Kiirocoin block?

About one block every 36 min on average at 50.71 MH/s, using Kiirocoin's live network hashrate. Real results follow a Poisson distribution around this mean.

### What hardware mines FiroPow?

FiroPow coins are mined with GPUs or CPUs cataloged in the BackPow hardware database, ranked by energy efficiency (hashrate per Watt). Open any coin or device datasheet to see exact telemetry.

### Can I solo mine FiroPow coins?

Yes. BackPow computes the Poisson-based solo block-hit probability for every FiroPow coin from live network difficulty and hashrate, giving miners realistic odds rather than averages.


## Machine-Readable Interfaces & Autonomous Agent Access

Autonomous agents, LLM scrapers, and programmatic mining allocators can query BackPow via standardized interfaces:

### 1. Model Context Protocol (MCP)
BackPow operates a live Model Context Protocol server at `https://mcp.backpow.com/mcp` with zero authentication or API keys required:
- `list_pow_coins`: Filter active networks by algorithm (`algorithm="FiroPow"`).
- `get_hardware_benchmarks`: Inspect hashrates, power draw, and net USD profitability across FiroPow devices.
- `calculate_solo_mining_odds`: Compute Poisson block arrival probabilities for custom hashrates on any coin.
- `get_cost_of_production`: Query electricity cost floors across all algorithms at arbitrary electricity rates.

### 2. Direct Telemetry & REST API
- Algorithm Canonical URL: `https://backpow.com/algos/firopow`
- Per-Coin Telemetry Endpoints: `https://backpow.com/coins-data/{CoinId}.json`
- Mining Hardware Index: `https://backpow.com/hardwareIndex.json`
- OpenAPI Schema: `https://mcp.backpow.com/openapi.json`

### 3. Machine-Readable Ecosystem Datasheets
- Master AI Index: `https://backpow.com/llms.txt`
- Algorithms Directory: `https://backpow.com/algos.md`
- Proof of Work Coins Directory: `https://backpow.com/coins.md`
- Mining Hardware Directory: `https://backpow.com/hardware.md`
- Solo Mining Pools Directory: `https://backpow.com/solo-pools.md`
- Protocol & Poisson Methodology: `https://backpow.com/methodology.md`
- Public REST API Documentation: `https://backpow.com/api.md`
- MCP Architecture Guide: `https://backpow.com/mcp.md`

## Provenance & Attribution

- **Canonical URL**: `https://backpow.com/algos/firopow`
- **Repository**: https://github.com/BackpowCom/backpow-mcp-server
- **Data License**: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- **Suggested Citation**: `BackPow — FiroPow Proof of Work Mining Algorithm Datasheet, https://backpow.com/algos/firopow.md`
- **Disclaimer**: BackPow is an independent data oracle. Difficulty, network hashrates, and market prices update continuously; data snapshots represent build-time state.