How to Increase the Performance and Profitability of Kaspa ASICs
With the recent Kaspa price decrease, miner pay rates have dropped, putting many Kaspa miners at risk of becoming unprofitable at an electricity price of $0.06 per kWh.
Here’s a summary of ASIC earnings as of February 7th:

As we can see, most Kaspa ASIC machines become unprofitable at $0.06 per kWh, with the exception of Antminer KS5 models, which become unprofitable at $0.09 per kWh.
These figures assume the miners are running stock firmware and mining on a standard Kaspa pool. Using NiceHash Firmware and NiceHash platform allows up to 40% higher pay rates!
How to Increase the Performance and Profitability of Kaspa ASICs
NiceHash offers opportunities to improve Kaspa ASIC performance by up to 40%! Here's how you can boost your mining profitability:
- Custom Firmware: Boost your performance by up to 20%.
- Mine with NiceHash: Earn approximately 16%* higher earnings on NiceHash compared to standard Kaspa pools.

NiceHash Custom Firmware for Kaspa ASICs
NiceHash's custom firmware is available for the Antminer KS5 Pro, KS5, and KS3 models. It is the first and only firmware for Kaspa ASICs.
Benefits of the NiceHash Custom Firmware:
- Performance Increase: Boosts performance by up to 20%.
- Efficiency Gains: Reduces power consumption to improve overall efficiency.
- Thermal Protection: Intelligent thermal protection prevents your machines from overheating.

Learn More About NiceHash Firmware
NiceHash kHeavyHash Pay Rates
NiceHash platform is known for oftentimes enabling higher pay rates for miners who connect their hashrate to the platform. On February 7th, NiceHash pay rates were 16% higher* than those of a typical Kaspa mining pool. Simply connect your ASICs to NiceHash to take advantage of these higher rates!
Connecting is straightforward and identical to connection to any other pool. Simply input
*based on Whattomine.com data on 7th February for the past 7 days.