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How many altcoin confirmations are equivalent to 6 Bitcoin confirmations?

Compares Proof-of-Work across blockchains by converting hashrates into power consumption (watts), then calculating how many confirmations on each chain equal the same amount of work as 6 Bitcoin confirmations. How are these values calculated?

NameMarket CapHashratePowerEquivalent ConfsEstimated TimeDifference
BTCBitcoin BTC$1.32 TSHA-256 @ 1,018 EH/s13 GW6 confs1h 54s-
DOGEDogecoin DOGE$15.81 BScrypt @ 2.76 PH/s580 MW1,375 confs1d 3m24x slower
BCHBitcoin Cash BCH$9.28 BSHA-256 @ 6.60 EH/s89 MW864 confs6d 12h154x slower
XMRMonero XMR$6.24 BRandomX @ 5.15 GH/s32 MW12,297 confs17d 22h424x slower
LTCLitecoin LTC$4.20 BScrypt @ 2.99 PH/s627 MW524 confs22h 16m22x slower
ZECZcash ZEC$3.64 BEquihash @ 13 GH/s44 MW15,405 confs13d 4h312x slower
ETCEthereum Classic ETC$1.35 BEtchash @ 206 TH/s422 MW8,848 confs1d 9h33x slower
DASHDash DASH$420.34 MX11 @ 3.13 PH/s5.02 MW63,803 confs115d 22h2,741x slower
QRLQuantum Resistant Ledger QRL$120.64 MRandomX @ 126 MH/s796 KW1,086,920 confs1y 364d17,253x slower
RVNRavencoin RVN$93.10 MKawPow @ 4.02 TH/s19 MW42,308 confs29d 9h695x slower
CKBNervos Network CKB$74.23 MEaglesong @ 118 PH/s5.73 MW847,456 confs101d 10h2,399x slower
ETIEtica ETI$323,710RandomX @ 3.43 MH/s21 KW1,431,779 confs73y 300d637,130x slower
FRENFrencoin FREN$110,173KawPow @ 2.77 GH/s13 KW122,765,508 confs116y 286d1,007,927x slower