<p>Given, a coin has difficulty <code>'d'</code>, an exchange rate <code>'x'/BTC</code> or <code>'X'/USD</code>, and given that my hardware can do <code>'y' MH/s</code> (scrypt), how would I determine the best coin that I could mine? Do I need to consider any other factors?</p>

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2014-09-13T01:16:32.527Z
You can use [this website](https://www.multipool.us/index.php) to find out what is currently most profitable to mine.
Nick ODell
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2014-09-22T04:03:51.287Z
Um, pick the one that maximizes `x*y/d`.
Nate Eldredge
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2014-10-04T08:41:21.077Z
I don't really see how this question is "too broad". Both Nick and Nate gave a valid answer in just a sentence. (Which would make good answers.)
Murch
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How does one calculate the profitability for a coin?
NRJ
# How does one calculate the profitability for a coin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-13)

Given, a coin has difficulty `'d'`, an exchange rate `'x'/BTC` or `'X'/USD`, and given that my hardware can do `'y' MH/s` (scrypt), how would I determine the best coin that I could mine? Do I need to consider any other factors?

**Tags:** exchange-rate, mining-profitability

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can use [this website](https://www.multipool.us/index.php) to find out what is currently most profitable to mine.  
> **username_2**: Um, pick the one that maximizes `x*y/d`.  
> **username_3**: I don't really see how this question is "too broad". Both username_1 and username_2 gave a valid answer in just a sentence. (Which would make good answers.)  

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