How much does it cost to mine ZCash and Ethereum?

Ethereum: 87 watts, 27 mH/s (27 is conservative – it bounces around from 26-30 and is reported by the mining pool as being mostly 28 and above) With those numbers, daily profit is $0.60 for ZenCash, and $1.19 for Ethereum. Total is $1.79 for dual mining ZCash and Ethereum.

How does Zcash mining work?

Mining in a pool just means that you combine with other miners, or pool together to increase the chances that you will be awarded the ability to mine a block. The miners then pool the reward for successfully mining the block and divide that reward evenly based on the computing power that each miner contributed to the Zcash mining pool.

Do I need an ASIC to mine Zcash?

Given the current network difficulty you must use an ASIC to mine Zcash. We highly recommend joining a mining pool rather than mining solo. It provides a more steady income stream based on the hash rate contributed, rather than only getting paid when your ASIC mines a block.

How secure is Zcash?

However, with Zcash, all of the information like payment destination and the amount is encrypted so your financial history is kept secure. Zcash merely shows that a transaction took place, but not who the transaction was between, or how much money the transaction was for.