01Proof of work coin
Create a mineable cryptocurrency. Miners welcome from block one.
A mineable coin needs its own blockchain, a mining algorithm, a reward schedule and a difficulty rule that keeps blocks steady when miners come and go. Start from Bitcoin, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dogecoin or Dash code and your coin is live in about 30 minutes.
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- Mining pool add-on
- Five proven mining codebases
Height
1,284
Block time
61 s
Difficulty
adjusts every block
Hash power vs difficulty
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On this pageWhat it takes
02What it takes
Five things every mineable coin needs.
A token on someone else's chain cannot be mined. A mineable coin runs its own network, and these five parts decide whether miners stay.
01
Its own chain
A genesis block and at least two nodes. Coin vs token.
02
An algorithm
SHA-256, Scrypt or X11. It decides which machines can mine.
03
A difficulty rule
Keeps blocks on pace when miners join or leave. Often overlooked.
04
A reward schedule
Block reward, halving and max supply.
05
A place to mine
A pool, an explorer and a wallet, so miners can start and get paid.
03Mining algorithm
SHA-256, Scrypt or X11: who will mine your coin.
All three are mined with specialist machines. What differs is how much of that hash power already sits on a rental market, ready to point at a small coin.
SHA-256
- Bases here
- Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
- Biggest coin
- Bitcoin, 1,076 EH/s
- For rent on NiceHash
- 15.6 EH/s
- Rent vs biggest coin
- 1.4%
Scrypt
- Bases here
- Litecoin and Dogecoin
- Biggest coin
- Litecoin, 2,736 TH/s
- For rent on NiceHash
- 233 TH/s
- Rent vs biggest coin
- 8.5%
X11
- Bases here
- Dash
- Biggest coin
- Dash, 4,681 TH/s
- For rent on NiceHash
- 28 TH/s
- Rent vs biggest coin
- 0.6%
Hash power from NiceHash, mempool.space, litecoinspace and the Dash explorer, 27 Oct 2026.
The small slice is still huge
Even the smallest rental slice dwarfs a coin on day one. That is why the difficulty rule below matters so much.
Scrypt can be merge-mined
Dogecoin's code accepts blocks mined alongside Litecoin. Pools that support it can add your coin at no extra cost to miners.
More on attacks
Real attacks and the confirmations to wait: the 51 percent attack guide.
04Difficulty rule
How each base copes when miners come and go.
Difficulty is how hard it is to find a block. Each codebase changes it on its own schedule, and on a small coin that schedule decides whether a swing lasts minutes or weeks.
Try it: pick what happens on day one
| Base | Rule | Slow blocks for |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 2,016 blocks | about 56 days |
| Litecoin | 2,016 blocks | about 14 days |
| Bitcoin Cash | ASERT | about 10 days |
| Dogecoin | DigiShield | about 27 minutes |
| Dash | Dark Gravity Wave | about 2 hours |
If three quarters of the miners leave, Dogecoin's rule is back to normal in about 27 minutes. Bitcoin's takes about 56 days.
A model of each rule as written in the code, with the change landing just after a difficulty update and every block found at its expected time. Real chains are noisier. Each base at its own default block time.
Bitcoin: every 2,016 blocks
About two weeks at 10 minutes a block, and each step is capped at 4x. Source
Litecoin: every 2,016 blocks
Same window, 3.5 days at 2.5 minutes. Source
Bitcoin Cash: ASERT
Halves or doubles difficulty for every two days off schedule, adjusted each block. Source
Dogecoin: DigiShield, every block
Moves an eighth of the way each block, within set limits. Source
Dash: Dark Gravity Wave, every block
Looks back over the last 24 blocks. Source
What this means for a new coin
On day one your network is tiny, so one big miner can arrive or leave at any time. Rules that adjust every block, Dogecoin's and Dash's, settle within the hour. Rules with a 2,016-block window can leave blocks crawling for weeks, or let thousands of blocks through early. For a small mined coin, start from Dogecoin or Dash code.
05Rewards and supply
Set the reward miners earn, and the supply it builds.
Every base starts on proven defaults you can change in the builder. Here is what each one issues in its first year.
Bitcoin
- Reward
- 50
- Halving every
- 210,000 blocks
- Max supply
- 21,000,000
- Mined in year one
- 2,628,000
Litecoin
- Reward
- 50
- Halving every
- 840,000 blocks
- Max supply
- 84,000,000
- Mined in year one
- 10,512,000
Bitcoin Cash
- Reward
- 50
- Halving every
- 210,000 blocks
- Max supply
- 21,000,000
- Mined in year one
- 2,628,000
Dogecoin
- Reward
- 10,000
- Halving every
- never
- Max supply
- 100,000,000,000
- Mined in year one
- 5,256,000,000
Dash
- Reward
- 5
- Halving every
- no halving
- Max supply
- 18,900,000
- Mined in year one
- 1,051,200
Builder defaults, one year of blocks at each default block time. On Dash, miners and masternodes share each reward.
Halving or a steady reward?
A halving front-loads supply and rewards early miners. A steady reward keeps paying miners for longer. Run the numbers in the tokenomics guide.
Written into the genesis rules
Reward, halving, supply and the difficulty rule are set when the chain starts. Changing them later takes a hard fork.
06Ready for miners
Everything a miner looks for before pointing hardware at you.
Miners check three things: where to connect, how they get paid, and where to see the blocks. Add each one now or later.
- Mining poolOne stratum address, PPLNS payouts and a pool fee you keep.$249
- Block explorerMiners see each block, its reward and the current difficulty.$149
- Desktop walletSigned apps for Windows, macOS and Linux to hold payouts.$199
- FaucetSmall free amounts so newcomers can test a wallet first.$79
What to publish on launch day, from the first block to the first payout, is in the mine your own cryptocurrency guide. How pools split rewards is in mining pool payouts.
07Price
What a mineable coin costs to launch and run.
One price for the chain, then hosting per server each month. The builder shows the total before you pay.
Chain, one-time
- Bitcoin, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and Dogecoin
- $199
- Dash
- $249
Hosting after launch: $9 per server a month ($19 for Dash). Every coin starts on two nodes.
Worked example: a Dogecoin-based coin with a mining pool and a block explorer
$199 + $249 + $149 = $597 one-time. Hosting 4 servers x $9 = $36 a month.
What the published alternatives cost
Agencies quote $10,000 to $50,000 for a coin by fork. Freelance listings start at $395 to $800, usually without hosting. Checked October 2026.
Want to compare every base?
All six fork bases, including PIVX for staking, are side by side on fork a blockchain.
08Clear lines
We launch the network. Miners are yours to win.
Yours
- The coin, its rules and its mining algorithm
- The server logins: we never hold your private keys
- The pool fee, if you add a pool
- Add-ons whenever you want them
Not included
- Miners or hash power: nobody can promise either
- Mining hardware or rented hash power
- Exchange listings or a price for your coin
09Questions
Mineable cryptocurrency: questions
Short answers for a first mined coin.
How do you create a mineable cryptocurrency?
Launch a coin on its own proof of work blockchain: pick a mining algorithm and a difficulty rule, set the block reward and supply, create the genesis block and run at least two nodes. Here, you start from proven mining code and the network is live in about 30 minutes.
Can I make a token mineable?
Not in the usual sense. A token lives on another chain whose miners or validators secure it. To be mined, a coin needs its own proof of work chain.
Which algorithm should a new coin use?
Scrypt suits most new coins: Dogecoin's code adjusts difficulty every block and supports merged mining. Pick SHA-256 for a Bitcoin-style coin, X11 if you also want masternodes.
Can people mine my coin with a GPU?
SHA-256, Scrypt and X11 are all mined with specialist machines today. A GPU can still find blocks on a tiny new network, but it stops paying once ASIC miners arrive.
What is a difficulty adjustment?
The rule that makes blocks harder or easier to find so they keep a steady pace. Some codebases change it every block, others every 2,016 blocks.
How much does a mineable coin cost?
$199 one-time on Bitcoin, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash or Dogecoin code, $249 on Dash, plus hosting from $9 per server a month. A mining pool is $249.
Who mines the first blocks?
You can, with the node's mining software or a pool pointed at your coin. Inviting miners early spreads the coins and makes the chain harder to attack.
Your coin. Their hash power.
A mineable coin on proven code, with a pool ready on day one, from $199 one-time.