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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$1.42 TSHA-256 @ 1,043 EH/s14 GW6 confs57m 12s-
DOGEDogecoin DOGE$14.20 BScrypt @ 3.37 PH/s707 MW1,084 confs18h 58m20x slower
BCHBitcoin Cash BCH$8.84 BSHA-256 @ 6.11 EH/s82 MW961 confs6d 18h171x slower
XMRMonero XMR$6.04 BRandomX @ 5.72 GH/s36 MW11,577 confs15d 13h391x slower
ZECZcash ZEC$5.41 BEquihash @ 10 GH/s34 MW18,422 confs15d 23h403x slower
LTCLitecoin LTC$4.16 BScrypt @ 2.52 PH/s529 MW571 confs1d 1h27x slower
ETCEthereum Classic ETC$1.31 BEtchash @ 200 TH/s409 MW8,732 confs1d 8h34x slower
DASHDash DASH$401.06 MX11 @ 2.85 PH/s4.57 MW68,219 confs122d 9h3,081x slower
QRLQuantum Resistant Ledger QRL$111.38 MRandomX @ 98 MH/s621 KW1,317,947 confs2y 169d22,657x slower
RVNRavencoin RVN$91.64 MKawPow @ 3.08 TH/s15 MW54,093 confs36d 22h930x slower
CKBNervos Network CKB$70.58 MEaglesong @ 148 PH/s7.19 MW576,638 confs77d 19h1,959x slower
ETIEtica ETI$250,039RandomX @ 712 KH/s4.48 KW1,304,192 confs341y 323d3,141,535x slower
FRENFrencoin FREN$89,506KawPow @ 2.00 GH/s9.86 KW163,463,638 confs155y 183d1,428,878x slower