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Profitability & Economics

The arithmetic of mining returns: hashprice, break-even electricity price, payback periods, electricity contracts and the way difficulty growth erodes every forecast.

Intermediate

Intermediate
Intermediate

How to Calculate Bitcoin Mining Profitability

Mining profit is revenue from the network minus electricity and pool fees, and every input except the machine's specification changes daily. This guide works through the calculation with stated assumptions, covers break-even electricity price and payback, and shows why difficulty growth expires any forecast.

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