user18232: Can Bitcoin mining hardware be used for other Crypto coins?

user17113: You can do, if they are using the same mining algorithm. Bitcoin is using SHA256, here is a list of other coins using the same algorithm:
SHA256-Coins
Other coins like Litecoin are using the Scrypt algorithm, those are not compatible with bitcoin mining hardware.

18232: <p>Can Bitcoin mining hardware be used for other Crypto coins?</p>
 17113: <p>You can do, if they are using the same mining algorithm. Bitcoin is using SHA256, here is a list of other coins using the same algorithm:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.coinwarz.com/cryptocurrency/?sha256hr=1.00&amp;sha256p=100.00&amp;sha256pc=0.1000&amp;scrypthr=1000.00&amp;scryptp=500.00&amp;scryptpc=0.1000&amp;scryptnhr=450.00&amp;scryptnp=500.00&amp;scryptnpc=0.1000&amp;x11hr=3000.00&amp;x11p=500.00&amp;x11pc=0.1000&amp;keccakhr=500.00&amp;keccakp=500.00&amp;keccakpc=0.1000&amp;quarkhr=5000.00&amp;quarkp=500.00&amp;quarkpc=0.1000&amp;groestlhr=10.00&amp;groestlp=500.00&amp;groestlpc=0.1000&amp;sha256c=true&amp;scryptc=false&amp;scryptnc=false&amp;x11c=false&amp;keccakc=false&amp;quarkc=false&amp;groestlc=false&amp;e=Coinbase" rel="nofollow">SHA256-Coins</a></p>

<p>Other coins like Litecoin are using the Scrypt algorithm, those are not compatible with bitcoin mining hardware.</p>
