Miners flee PoW tokens as token prices tank, GPU value flounders

Crypto miners who initially flocked to GPU-compatible proof-of-work tokens after the Ethereum (ETH) Merge are fleeing those networks after the value of their tokens fell, according to available data.

Ethereum Cash

Ethereum Cash (ETC) has seen its hash rate drop to 157.51TH/s after peaking at 303.7 TH/s on the day after the merge — Sept. 15–  according to data from 2miners.

According to 2miners data, ETC mining difficulty has fallen to 2.06P from over 2.5P post-merge.

ETC’s price rally also appears to be over as the asset has shed most of its gains over the previous weeks. Since Ethereum’s merge, ETC has shed 26% of its value.

Over the last 24 hours, the asset is down 3%, trading for $28.22 –a far cry from its value during the run into the merge.

Ravencoin

Another PoW token that attracted several miners post-merge was Ravencoin (RVN).

RVN saw its network hashrate rise from around 3 TH/s on Sept. 9 to over 22 TH/s by Sept. 17. However, that figure has now fallen to 15.09 TH/s as of press time.

The network’s mining difficulty has dropped to 208.47K from over 300K.

RVN’s price has mirrored the decline in its hashrate and mining difficulty. According to CryptoSlate data, the token has shed roughly 46% of its value since the merge.

Over the last 24 hours, RVN has lost 6.23% of its value.

Ergo

Ergo (ERG) is the worst hit as its mining hashrate tanked roughly 91%. According to 2miners data, Ergo’s hashrate peaked at 303.41TH/s on Sept. 15. However, that figure has steadily declined to 27.90 TH/s as of press time.

Its network mining difficulty is currently 16.61P after peaking at 21.67P on Sept. 17.

Its price has also had a similar performance. After peaking at $5.21 on Sept. 15, it has shed 37.3% of its value to trade at $2.64 as of press time.

Ethereum POW

Ethereum proof-of-work token has also seen its mining hashrate drop after the merge. According to 2miners data, ETHPOW hashrate is currently at 47.16TH/s. The network’s hashrate peaked at 79.42TH/s on Sept….