ZEC & DePIN Yield Calculator — Project Your Mining Earnings

Before you buy a single Antminer Z15 Pro, run the numbers. The calculator below uses real fleet data from our 22-miner operation — not theoretical projections, not optimistic marketing figures.

Input your hashrate and electricity cost. Get your projected yield. If the numbers work, we'll show you how to deploy.

Understanding the Calculator Inputs

Hashrate (KSol/s)

Equihash hash rate is measured in Kilo-Solutions per second. The Antminer Z15 Pro delivers 840 KSol/s — the highest commercially available for Zcash. GPU mining on a modern card delivers approximately 60-100 KSol/s, which is rarely profitable at any electricity rate.

Reference points:

• Z15 Pro (1 unit): 840 KSol/s
• Z15 Pro (22 units, our fleet): 18,480 KSol/s
• Z15 Pro (100 units, Phase 3): 84,000 KSol/s
• Z15 Pro (299 units, target): 251,160 KSol/s

Electricity Cost ($/kWh)

This is the highest-leverage variable. The difference between $0.075/kWh (our Blue Forge rate) and $0.13/kWh (US residential average) is the difference between a 6.1-month payback and a 14.3-month payback on the same hardware.

Electricity cost tiers:

• $0.05-0.07: Industrial, bulk contracts, hydro regions — exceptional economics
• $0.075: Blue Forge Advisors (our fleet) — strong economics
• $0.08-0.10: Quality colocation, competitive markets — viable
• $0.10-0.13: Standard commercial power — marginal
• $0.13+: US residential average — unprofitable for most configurations

If you are paying more than $0.10/kWh, the calculator will show you exactly why colocation changes the math.

Network Hashrate

The calculator uses 7.1 GH/s — the current Zcash network hashrate as of our latest fleet report. This has declined 37% from the 2024 peak as operators anticipated the Proof of Stake transition.

Lower network hashrate means higher per-miner revenue. You are capturing a larger share of each block reward with the same hardware. This is the tailwind that makes Zcash mining uniquely attractive in 2026.

ZEC Price

Price is the variable we cannot control. Our fleet economics work at ZEC prices down to $28 — below that, even $0.075/kWh power cannot generate profit. ZEC has traded in the $30-60 range throughout 2026.

We do not forecast price. We model downside scenarios and size the fleet so that hardware pays back before any plausible multi-month price decline erases the economics.

Beyond the Calculator: Adding DePIN Stack Yield

ZEC mining is one revenue stream. The complete YieldSwarm yield stack adds:

Protocol	Additional Monthly Yield
Helium Mobile hotspot (indoor, commercial)	+$14-22
Carrier offload revenue	+$3-8
Grass Network (bandwidth)	+$8-15
GEODNET station (if applicable)	+$12-25
DeFi yield on reserves (10.8% APY)	Scales with capital

A single Z15 Pro at Blue Forge ($780/month) with a full DePIN stack adds $37-70/month in protocol revenue — a 5-9% yield premium on top of mining, from hardware that costs under $1,000 to deploy.

The YieldSwarm Fleet Proposition

If your numbers work at $0.075/kWh but your local electricity rate does not, the answer is colocation. Blue Forge Advisors — our exclusive hardware partner — provides:

• Contract-locked $0.075/kWh across Mississippi and Washington facilities
• 95% uptime SLA (we consistently achieve 99%+)
• Remote hands for hardware troubleshooting
• 24/7 monitoring integration with MineWatch

We cannot open the Blue Forge agreement to arbitrary third parties. But we can bring new mining capacity onto the YieldSwarm fleet under our existing contract. Option 1: Invest in the fleet. Our $1M Reg D 506(c) round puts your capital into fleet hardware operating at Blue Forge rates. Minimum $10,000. Accredited investors only. Option 2: Run the calculator with $0.075. If the numbers work, reach out to discuss fleet membership. See the investment details → Read the mining transparency report →

The math does not have opinions. Run your numbers.