Best Ethereum Classic (ETC) Miners — Etchash ASICs
Ethereum Classic (ETC) preserved proof-of-work after Ethereum’s September 2022 merge to proof-of-stake. The chain runs the Etchash algorithm — a slightly modified Ethash — and remains GPU-mineable, though dedicated ASICs are several times more efficient.
Why ETC kept proof-of-work
ETC’s community held that immutable, miner-secured blockchains are the original Ethereum value proposition. When Ethereum’s main chain transitioned to PoS validators, ETC explicitly maintained PoW. The result: a smaller network with stable mining economics, ASIC-stable algorithm history (Etchash forks have specifically targeted GPU-vs-ASIC dynamics), and a community focused on the original Ethereum design.
Mining economics
ETC has lower total hash rate than Bitcoin and lower per-block rewards in dollar terms, but the dollar-per-watt economics for Etchash hardware can be competitive when ETC price relative to ETH price is favourable.
Network hash rate is measured in GH/s (vs Bitcoin’s EH/s) — your share of rewards proportionally larger per unit of hardware than on Bitcoin.
Hardware in our catalog
Bitmain Antminer E11 (9.5 GH/s, 2200 W) — current-generation Etchash flagship. Several times more efficient than GPU mining at the same hash rate, with single-rig capex more affordable than equivalent SHA-256 hardware. See How to Choose Your First Miner if you’re weighing ETC against Bitcoin as your first algo.
Older E9 / E9 Pro units appear in refurbished markets but inefficient enough to be marginal except on cheap power.
