How to Mine Ravencoin, Neoxa, Neurai & Frencoin in 2026 (Free GPU Miner)

Four coins, one algorithm, one GPU. Ravencoin (RVN), Neoxa (NEOX), Neurai (XNA) and Frencoin (FREN) all run on KawPow — the GPU-friendly, ASIC-resistant algorithm — so if you can mine one, you can mine all four by changing a single line of config.

We build the HydraX miner, so this is the hands-on version, not the hype: what these coins are, why they're a good fit for a home rig, and the exact steps to point a free NVIDIA miner at any of them — plus how to mine Monero on your CPU at the same time so one rig earns on two coins at once.

What RVN, NEOX, XNA and FREN have in common

All four use KawPow, a member of the ProgPoW family designed to keep mining on consumer GPUs instead of specialized ASICs. That matters for home miners: it means a gaming graphics card stays competitive, the playing field isn't owned by warehouse farms, and the same miner and the same tuning carry across every coin on the list.

Because the algorithm is identical, switching between them is trivial — you change which coin and pool you point at, not your hardware or your miner. That's what makes this group worth learning together: master one and you've mastered all four.

Why mine these coins on a GPU in 2026

• GPU-friendly by design. KawPow resists ASICs, so a single modern NVIDIA card earns a fair share instead of being priced out.
• One skill, four coins. Profitability shifts with price and difficulty, so being able to hop between RVN, NEOX, XNA and FREN lets you follow whichever pays best for your card today.
• Dual-mine for free. Your CPU sits mostly idle while the GPU mines. Adding Monero on the CPU is essentially free extra income on the same rig and the same power supply.
• Low barrier to entry. No special hardware, no firmware, no warehouse. If you own a gaming PC, you already own a miner.

The catch is the same as any mining: it's only profitable if the coins earn more than your electricity costs. Before anything else, run your card and your power rate through the mining profit calculator — our guide to GPU mining profitability walks through why your $/kWh decides almost everything.

What you need before you start

1. An NVIDIA GPU with enough memory for the coin's DAG — RTX 30, 40 and 50 series all work well.
2. A wallet address for each coin you want to mine, so the pool has somewhere to send payouts. Each coin has its own address format, so don't reuse one coin's address for another.
3. A mining pool for the coin (more on this below).
4. A miner. We'll use the free HydraX miner because it mines all four KawPow coins and can dual-mine Monero from the same program — but the steps generalize to any KawPow miner.

Step 1: Pick a pool

Unless you have a large farm, you'll mine on a pool rather than solo — pooled payouts are small but steady instead of rare and random. For these coins, established pools publish a stratum address and port you point your miner at, then attach your wallet address as the username. We list ready-to-paste connection details for RVN, NEOX, XNA and more on the recommended pools page, so you can copy a working config instead of hunting one down.

Step 2: Download and unzip the miner

Grab the latest free build, unzip it to a folder you can find, and you're ready to configure. The HydraX miner is a single Windows package — no installer, no toolkit to set up.

Step 3: Edit the config with your coin, pool and wallet

Mining setup is almost always the same three facts: which coin, which pool, which wallet. Open the config file and set the coin (RVN, NEOX, XNA or FREN), paste the pool's address and port, and paste your wallet address for that coin. Add a worker name if you run more than one rig so you can tell them apart on the pool dashboard.

Switching coins later is the same edit in reverse: change the coin and pool lines to the next KawPow coin, point at that coin's pool, drop in that coin's wallet address, and restart. Nothing about your hardware or tuning changes.

Step 4 (optional): Turn on Monero to dual-mine

This is the part most beginners miss. Your GPU mines the KawPow coin; your CPU is free to mine Monero (XMR) with RandomX at the same time. Because the two use completely different hardware, you earn on a second coin for almost no loss on the first — the GPU coin and Monero run together out of one miner. Set your XMR pool and wallet alongside the GPU coin, pick the dual mode, and a single rig now earns on two coins from one power bill. For the full walkthrough, see our dual-mining guide.

Step 5: Start it and confirm accepted shares

Launch the miner and watch the console. Within a minute or two you should see it connect to the pool, build the DAG, and start reporting a hashrate. The number that matters is accepted shares — each one is proof your rig contributed valid work and is earning. If you turned on dual mining, you'll see both the GPU coin's shares and Monero's shares scrolling by. Once you cross the pool's minimum payout, the balance lands in your wallet.

Step 6: Tune for hashrate per watt

Stock settings are rarely optimal for mining. KawPow is fairly core-clock sensitive, while the memory clock matters too — but the real goal is hashrate per watt, not raw hashrate, because watts are your power bill. The high-value levers:

• Power limit — capping power usually trims only a little hashrate while cutting heat and electricity cost. Start here.
• Core clock — KawPow leans on core; a modest, stable core offset can lift hashrate. Push gradually and back off at the first invalid share.
• Memory clock — helps too, but don't chase it past stability; errors cost you more uptime than a few extra megahashes are worth.
• Temperatures — watch core and memory temps and keep airflow strong. A rig stable at slightly lower clocks beats one that crashes every few hours.

Change one thing at a time, let it run, and confirm shares are still accepted before the next tweak. For the broader approach, see our beginner's guide to mining.

Step 7: Track it like a business

A coin that's profitable today can flip red after a price drop or a difficulty jump, so a one-time check isn't enough. Log what each rig earns, what you pay in electricity, and your real net over time — that's the difference between mining on hope and mining on numbers. Re-running your numbers through the free mining calculators whenever price or difficulty moves keeps that picture current, so you always know your true P&L.

Frequently asked

Do I need a different miner for each coin? No. RVN, NEOX, XNA and FREN all use KawPow, so one KawPow-capable miner handles all four — you just change the coin, pool and wallet.

Will my antivirus flag the miner? Antivirus software commonly flags mining programs because malware sometimes mines without consent. Only download miners from a source you trust, and check the file if you're unsure.

Which of these coins is most profitable? It changes daily with price and difficulty. Compare them for your exact card and power rate with the calculator, and read our most-profitable-coin guide for how to evaluate the options. Prefer an Ethash-family coin? The same miner also does Ethereum Classic (ETC).

Does dual-mining Monero hurt my GPU hashrate? Almost not at all, because Monero runs on the CPU and your GPU coin runs on the GPU. A well-built dual miner reserves just enough CPU to keep the GPU fed, so you gain a second income stream for a negligible cost.

Estimates only. Mining returns depend on volatile prices, rising difficulty, and your real costs. Not financial advice.