ASIC Mining Glossary
BTC
BTC is the ticker symbol used to express amounts in bitcoin, just as USD stands for the US dollar and EUR for the euro.
Bitcoin Basics
Why It Matters
Profitability calculators usually show a miner's expected daily output in BTC first, then convert it to US dollars. Compare Bitcoin miners by hashrate and power draw.
What to Watch For
The amount of BTC a miner produces depends on its hashrate and on network difficulty. The dollar value of that BTC depends on the Bitcoin price, so the two can move in opposite directions.