Litecoin.watch mining economics snapshot v1 — 1 October 2026, Europe/Warsaw
Market inputs captured 30 September 2026 at 23:43:28 UTC.
Source figures and assumptions are in inputs.json; exact unrounded outputs are in results.json.
This is a calculation exercise, not measured ASIC performance, recorded pool payouts or a forecast.
The base uses the pool calculator's published 24-hour average DOGE difficulty as a constant scenario.
It does not integrate reciprocal difficulty at every historical block.
Both revenues use separate difficulties and the same 2% nominal fee; 95% uptime stops mining and power consumption together.
Other merged coins, transaction fees, taxes, finance, resale, replacement costs, external cooling and capital costs are excluded from the base margin.
The L9 12-month scenarios separately use $1/day overhead, $4,000 all-in initial cost (illustrative), 30-day months and difficulty growth from month two.
Hydro miner wall power excludes its external coolant circuit.
Hardware prices are observed USD listings, not delivered quotes. Sold-out/futures status is recorded.
Models are a verified comparison set, not an exhaustive catalogue or lab-tested ranking.

To reproduce: unpack mining-economics-v1.zip, then run python calculate.py.
No dependencies or network requests are required by calculate.py.
It writes results.json and three CSV files beside inputs.json. Compare hashes after reproduction.
Amounts are calculated at full precision and rounded only in the article.
The article's values were cross-checked against the site's JavaScript calculator and LitecoinPool at 100% uptime using identical fixed inputs.
NBP USD/PLN is a reference mid-rate from 30 September, not a retail conversion quote. Polish electricity rates in the article are examples, not asserted national tariffs.
AI-assisted research, drafting, illustrations and code; scripted arithmetic checks, no independent reviewer or physical miner test claimed.
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