<p>Go to <a href="http://bitcoinwatch.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://bitcoinwatch.com</a> to find the current hash rate of the entire network. Divide your hashing power by that number and multiply the current revenue per block and 87'600 block/a (the number of blocks per year) with it. What you get is your expected annual revenue if nothing changes.</p>

<p>To do this calculation for you:</p>

<p>Your relative share: 342.56 GH/s / (3118439.45 TH/s) = 1.098498 * 10^-7</p>

<p>For the rest of the calculation, we need the current revenue which is about 14 BTC/block.</p>

<p>1.098498 * 10^-7 * 14 BTC/block * 87'600 block/a = 0.13471979472 BTC/a</p>

<p>However, keep in mind that you only ever mine an integer number of blocks. Because your expected annual revenue is much smaller than the revue of a single block, you expect to mine far less than 1 block per year. This means it's much more a lottery than it is a business if you mine with that 1 miner.</p>

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<p>I recently acquired a BTC mining package with total GH/s: 342.56 </p>

<p>I realize it is small - but it is a start. 
What amount of GH/s is good for a beginner to start off with.
Do I have a significant amount - or am I a long way off?
Do I continue to repurchase - or can I start stashing my earnings for withdrawl?</p>

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How much is enough
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# How much is enough

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-23)

I recently acquired a BTC mining package with total GH/s: 342.56

I realize it is small - but it is a start.
What amount of GH/s is good for a beginner to start off with.
Do I have a significant amount - or am I a long way off?
Do I continue to repurchase - or can I start stashing my earnings for withdrawl?

**Tags:** mining-profitability, mining-reward


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-23. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Go to <http://bitcoinwatch.com> to find the current hash rate of the entire network. Divide your hashing power by that number and multiply the current revenue per block and 87'600 block/a (the number of blocks per year) with it. What you get is your expected annual revenue if nothing changes.

To do this calculation for you:

Your relative share: 342.56 GH/s / (3118439.45 TH/s) = 1.098498 \* 10^-7

For the rest of the calculation, we need the current revenue which is about 14 BTC/block.

1.098498 \* 10^-7 \* 14 BTC/block \* 87'600 block/a = 0.13471979472 BTC/a

However, keep in mind that you only ever mine an integer number of blocks. Because your expected annual revenue is much smaller than the revue of a single block, you expect to mine far less than 1 block per year. This means it's much more a lottery than it is a business if you mine with that 1 miner.


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