Criptomoneda: Bitcoin, Dogecoin y Kaspa son las principales líderes en minería.
Bitcoin (BTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Kaspa (KAS) are leading the most relevant metrics related to crypto assets based on the Proof of Work (PoW) protocol.
In this ranking, compiled by the mining pool f2pool, statistics such as market capitalization, hashrate (which measures network security and miner processing power), and daily production in the PoW system are taken into account.
Bitcoin ranks first in these measurements, with Dogecoin taking second place mainly due to its volume and popularity. Kaspa, although newer, completes the top 3 in this ranking having grown significantly since its launch in 2021.
When combining the mining revenues generated by these three crypto assets in the last 24 hours, the total surpasses $28 million. These statistics can be seen in the graph extracted from the aforementioned platform.
Measurements of Bitcoin and Dogecoin
The currency created by Satoshi Nakamoto, with a market capitalization of around $1.14 trillion, generates almost all the profits earned by miners of all coins based on the PoW protocol.
The latest daily reward recorded by f2pool for Bitcoin mining was $26 million (shown as “PoW Production 24h” in the graph above).
Another important measure is Bitcoin’s hashrate. This statistic, which reached its all-time high on September 3, 2024, measures the processing power miners need to successfully solve a block and receive the reward (3,125 BTC).
Currently, Bitcoin’s hashrate remains at a high level, close to 600 EH/s (exahashes per second), according to f2pool. This not only increases the network’s difficulty in processing the next block but also provides enhanced security to this blockchain.
In addition, Bitcoin has a remaining supply of 6%, reflecting the BTC that has not yet been mined, as Bitcoin has a maximum supply of 21 million coins.
Regarding Dogecoin, while the metrics observed here are notably lower than those of BTC, mining of this cryptocurrency remains popular with a market capitalization exceeding $15 billion.
One of the main features of Dogecoin mining is the use of the Scrypt algorithm, which is more efficient and consumes less energy compared to the SHA-256 algorithm used by Bitcoin.
Unlike Bitcoin, which requires highly specialized mining equipment (ASICs), Dogecoin can be mined with more accessible hardware. This allows more people to participate in mining.
In the past 24 hours, Dogecoin’s PoW production reached $1.5 million in rewards for miners.
Currently, Dogecoin’s hashrate is 1260.88 TH/s (terahashes per second), showing a significant amount of dedicated mining power, although significantly lower than Bitcoin.
The Phenomenon of Kaspa Mining
Kaspa is a cryptocurrency launched in 2021 that has gained popularity, especially among miners, due to its innovative features in structure and operation. Its market capitalization reaches around $4 billion.
Over the last 24 hours, revenues from Kaspa mining amount to almost $1.3 million. Currently, this cryptocurrency has a hashrate of 1022.53 PH/s (petahashes per second), indicating a robust network, albeit smaller than Bitcoin.
This cryptocurrency uses the kHeavyHash algorithm, a modified version of the HeavyHash algorithm optimized to be more efficient. Similar to DOGE, this provides greater accessibility to Kaspa mining, allowing the use of GPUs instead of the more costly ASICs.
Additionally, Kaspa is based on a blockDAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) structure, enabling the simultaneous generation of multiple blocks. This mechanism shortens transaction times and increases processing capacity.
