Bonus coins on Scrypt: Bellscoin, Pepecoin and more – how much they add to LTC and DOGE

Bellscoin, Pepecoin, Dingocoin, Luckycoin and Junkcoin are small coins on the Scrypt algorithm that are merge-mined with Litecoin and Dogecoin – without a single extra watt. According to our data, however, as of 6 November 2026 they add only about 0.2% in total to the earnings from LTC and DOGE. They make sense as a small bonus, not as a reason to buy a miner.

Summary

• Every Scrypt miner (Antminer L9, L11, ElphaPex DG2, Fluminer…) can earn these coins alongside LTC and DOGE, provided the pool supports them.
• Today 1 GH/s earns 1,49 Kč a day from Litecoin and 5,52 Kč from Dogecoin. All five bonus coins together add around 0.013 Kč (as of 6 November 2026).
• An Antminer L9 (16 GH/s) therefore earns roughly 0.21 Kč a day from bonus coins, i.e. about 6 Kč a month.
• With small home miners you often won't reach the pool's minimum payout even within a year. The terms of the specific pool are decisive.

What is merged mining on Scrypt

Merged mining means that a single unit of a miner's work counts for several blockchains at once. Technically this is made possible by AuxPoW (auxiliary proof of work): the smaller network accepts the proof of work that the miner computed for the “parent” network. Dogecoin has worked this way with Litecoin since September 2014.

The hashrate is not split. A miner with 16 GH/s works at full power for Litecoin, Dogecoin and all the other attached coins. Electricity consumption stays the same; the only thing that changes is how many different rewards the pool credits. We write about the core pair in more detail in our articles Litecoin (LTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE).

Since 2024, large pools have added several more coins to LTC and DOGE. Most of them are old projects from 2013 revived by the community, or new Dogecoin forks.

Overview of bonus coins: Bellscoin, Pepecoin, Dingocoin, Luckycoin and Junkcoin

Pepecoin started with a reward of 500,000 PEP per block and halved the reward every 100,000 blocks. According to ViaBTC, it is set to stabilise at 10,000 PEP per block after 600,000 blocks. Dingocoin issues a fixed 10,000 DINGO per one-minute block and has no supply cap, much like Dogecoin.

Other coins, such as Shibacoin, also appear on some pools. We don't yet have reliable data for them, so we don't include them in the overview.

How much the bonus coins actually earn today

We recalculate the earnings of all Scrypt coins every hour based on network difficulty and exchange rates (CoinGecko). The following table shows the situation as of 6 November 2026, per 1 GH/s and for an Antminer L9 with 16 GH/s.

The calculation is gross, excluding pool fees and electricity. In December 2024, ViaBTC promotional articles cited an increase in daily earnings of about 10%. Since then, the prices of these coins have fallen sharply and Pepecoin has gone through further halvings, so today the bonus is negligible.

For perspective: 0.21 Kč a day is roughly the cost of 0.18 kWh of electricity in our hosting, where the cheapest location starts at 1,14 Kč/kWh. Meanwhile, an Antminer L9 consumes 80.6 kWh a day.

How to mine bonus coins step by step

Nothing changes on the miner. Only the choice of pool and the account settings matter:

1. Choose a pool that supports the bonus coins. According to their announcements, they are offered by ViaBTC and Binance Pool. Kryptex Pool has also added Pepecoin, and according to Miningpoolstats, F2Pool and Antpool support Bellscoin as well.
2. Choose a payout method under which the pool credits the bonus coins. On ViaBTC this is PPS+ or PPLNS; the bonus coins are calculated using PPLNS there. We explain the differences between the methods in the article PPS, PPLNS and FPPS.
3. If the pool requires it, enter a separate wallet address for each coin. Without an address set, Binance Pool does not credit that coin at all.
4. Connect the miner to the pool with a standard Litecoin connection. You'll find the procedure in the guide How to connect an ASIC miner.
5. After a few days, check that the pool is actually crediting the bonus coins.

Minimum payouts: when you will actually see the bonus coins

With small rewards, the minimum payout balance is what counts. In its announcement of 23 December 2024, Binance Pool lists these limits: 1 BELLS, 5 JKC, 1 LKY and 20,000 PEP. A balance below the limit stays in the pool account.

The times apply at earnings as of 6 November 2026 and will change with network difficulty. According to its guide, ViaBTC credits bonus coins to the pool account and sends automatic withdrawals daily free of charge. Terms do change, however, so check them directly with the pool before connecting.

Is it worth buying a Scrypt miner for the bonus coins?

No. Older articles promised “8 coins at once”, but at today's prices bonus coins make up less than 1% of earnings. Count on the earnings from LTC and DOGE and treat the bonus coins as a small extra.

When choosing a machine, efficiency in J/MH and the electricity price therefore matter more than the list of coins the pool credits. You'll find a comparison of machines in the article Best miner for Litecoin and Dogecoin and in the Litecoin + Dogecoin miners collection. We recalculate the current profitability of all machines on the ASIC miner profitability page.

Risks of bonus coins

• Liquidity: small coins have low trading volume and only a few exchanges. Selling even small amounts can be difficult and can easily move the price.
• Exchange rate: these are mostly meme coins. A drop of tens of percent in a week is not unusual, and neither is a project shutting down.
• Pool support: a pool can end support for a coin at any time. An unwithdrawn balance below the limit may then be forfeited, depending on the pool's rules.
• Wallets: you need a separate wallet for each coin. For revived projects, make sure you download the software from the official source.
• Taxes: even small amounts of mined coins count as income in the Czech Republic. Record them together with LTC and DOGE.

What next

• Best miner for Litecoin and Dogecoin – a comparison of Scrypt machines by hashrate, power consumption and price.
• Mining statistics – hashrate, difficulty and pools of the networks we track.
• ASIC miner hosting – where a noisy Scrypt miner runs at an industrial electricity price.

Sources

• ViaBTC: LTC Merged Mining Coins Mining Tutorial
• ViaBTC: Six-coin earnings for LTC miners (LKY, PEP, JKC)
• ViaBTC: What is Pepecoin (PEP)
• ViaBTC: What is Dingocoin (DINGO)
• Binance Pool: merged mining of Junkcoin (JKC) and Pepecoin (PEP), 23 December 2024
• ForkLog: How to mine Bellscoin alongside Litecoin and Dogecoin
• CriptoNoticias (sponsored article): ViaBTC launches merged mining of PEP, LKY and JKC, 12/2024
• DiarioBitcoin (press release): “8 extra cryptocurrencies” when mining LTC
• Kryptex Pool: Pepecoin (PEP) for LTC merged mining