September 14, 2026

Calculating average number of hashes tried before hitting a valid block

I’m toying with the idea of starting to mine, and was wondering how to calculate how many hashes on average must be tried before one will “hit” a valid block? I’m talking about a single user (not a pool) using one rig.

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