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The Qubic project has shifted its mining architecture from Monero to Dogecoin as of April 24, 2026, a move it claims can boost miner profits by 32 percent over traditional mining pools. The transition, dubbed "Phase 3," dedicates ASIC miners to Dogecoin while using CPU and GPU power to train its Aigarth AI framework.
"Mining DOGE via Qubic → 10,314,425 Qu’s → $7.94/day. Mining DOGE on traditional pools → 62.31 DOGE → $6.02/day," the project said in an April 23 post on X, citing data from a qMine DG1+ ASIC. "That’s +$1.92/day. ~32% more profit."
The new model creates a circular economy: mined Dogecoin is sold on the open market to fund buybacks of Qubic’s native token, QU, which is then distributed to the network's compute providers. Qubic's hashrate on the Dogecoin network reached 2.1 terahashes per second (TH/s) following the migration, representing a 0.086 percent share of the network's total 2.44 petahashes per second (PH/s) hashrate, according to network data.
While the current hashrate is small, the pivot establishes a new, active participant in the Dogecoin mining ecosystem. Before the shift, Qubic had proven its model by temporarily directing its compute power to Monero, at one point accounting for 45 percent of the network's hashrate and mining 3,496 blocks. The key test now is whether Qubic can scale its Dogecoin hashrate to become a material factor in the network's mining landscape.
Qubic is a project that uses a "useful proof-of-work" system, aiming to direct computational power to tasks like AI training rather than just securing a blockchain. The project's previous focus was on Monero (XMR), but it has now fully transitioned to Dogecoin (DOGE), a popular memecoin that uses the Scrypt algorithm.
The move consolidates resources into a dual-track system. "No more alternating. No more compromises. Both workstreams running simultaneously at full capacity, for the first time ever," the team stated. This allows for constant AI training alongside continuous Dogecoin mining, a change from the previous architecture that had to switch between workloads.
At press time, Dogecoin (DOGE) traded at $0.09791, according to CoinGecko data. The long-term impact on Dogecoin's network security and price will depend on whether Qubic's "flywheel" model can attract a significant and growing share of the total hashrate.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
