Bitcoin Cash Mining by Country

SHA-256

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is mined with the SHA-256 algorithm. Electricity is the single biggest driver of mining profitability, so where you mine matters as much as what you mine: across the 20 jurisdictions below, residential rates range from $0.020/kWh to $0.320/kWh. Browse them ranked from cheapest to most expensive.

Reviewed by Francesco Zinghinì · Updated June 2026

🇪🇹
Legal
Ethiopia
Africa
$0.020/kWh
🇵🇾
Legal
Paraguay
South America
$0.030/kWh
🇷🇺
Legal (regulated)
Russia
Eastern Europe / Asia
$0.040/kWh
🇰🇿
Legal (licensed)
Kazakhstan
Central Asia
$0.040/kWh
🇦🇷
Legal
Argentina
South America
$0.040/kWh
🇮🇸
Legal
Iceland
Northern Europe
$0.050/kWh
🇮🇳
Legal (unclear)
India
Asia
$0.070/kWh
🇨🇦
Legal
Canada
North America
$0.080/kWh
🇳🇴
Legal
Norway
Northern Europe
$0.080/kWh
🇦🇪
Legal
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
$0.080/kWh
🇧🇷
Legal
Brazil
South America
$0.090/kWh
🇸🇻
Legal
El Salvador
Central America
$0.100/kWh
🇺🇸
Legal
United States
North America
$0.120/kWh
🇸🇪
Legal (restricted in some contexts)
Sweden
Northern Europe
$0.130/kWh
🇯🇵
Legal
Japan
Asia
$0.210/kWh
🇦🇺
Legal
Australia
Oceania
$0.220/kWh
🇫🇷
Legal
France
Western Europe
$0.220/kWh
🇬🇧
Legal
United Kingdom
Western Europe
$0.260/kWh
🇩🇪
Legal
Germany
Western Europe
$0.320/kWh
🇨🇳
Banned
China
Asia
$0.070/kWh

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