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<p>Source: fork.lol (PNG by me)</p>

<pre><code>mining\space profitability$$\frac{\mathrm{BCH}}{\mathrm{BTC}}=\frac{\frac{(\mathrm {BCH\, block reward + estimated\, total\, transaction\, fees \, in \, a \, BCH \, block})\cdot (\mathrm {BCH\, exchange\, rate\, (in\, USD)})}{\mathrm {BCH\, block\, difficulty}}}{\frac{(\mathrm {BTC\, block reward + estimated\, total\, transaction\, fees \, in \, a \, BTC \, block})\cdot (\mathrm {BTC\, exchange\, rate\, (in\, USD)})}{\mathrm {BTC\, block\, difficulty}}}$$
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2017-11-17T18:08:04.527Z
Are the fees the per transactional cost of each transaction to fill the block ?  How is the difficulty determined? Thanks for taking the time to explain this is much appreciated
Jcoin
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2017-11-18T07:33:24.750Z
Yes, `average transaction fee * average number of transactions in a block`. Bitcoin's difficulty algorithm is: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/5838/how-is-difficulty-calculated while Bitcoin Cash' algorithm is not so simple: https://www.yours.org/content/deadalnix-s-difficulty-algorithm-explained-ac50eb2b1f16
MCCCS
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2017-11-19T20:29:34.267Z
Thanks so much , I will follow those links and take a look. I get the Macro of it know ..
Jcoin
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2017-11-17T10:18:52.880Z
2017-11-17T10:18:52.880Z
MCCCS
<p>When I review sites like <a href="https://fork.lol/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">fork.lol</a> and they speak of Mining Profitability of BTC and BCH, how are these calculated? I am trying to figure out how mining profits change between these two coins and how someone determines which one is more profitable, and why the highest profitability switches between BTC and BCH?</p>

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2017-11-17T05:42:09.383Z
Also, curious about this.
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Mining Profitability of BTC and BCH
Jcoin
# Mining Profitability of BTC and BCH

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-17)

When I review sites like [fork.lol](https://fork.lol/) and they speak of Mining Profitability of BTC and BCH, how are these calculated? I am trying to figure out how mining profits change between these two coins and how someone determines which one is more profitable, and why the highest profitability switches between BTC and BCH?

**Tags:** mining-profitability, bitcoin-cash

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Also, curious about this.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-11-17. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

> [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/TJePa.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/TJePa.png)

Source: fork.lol (PNG by me)

```
mining\space profitability$$\frac{\mathrm{BCH}}{\mathrm{BTC}}=\frac{\frac{(\mathrm {BCH\, block reward + estimated\, total\, transaction\, fees \, in \, a \, BCH \, block})\cdot (\mathrm {BCH\, exchange\, rate\, (in\, USD)})}{\mathrm {BCH\, block\, difficulty}}}{\frac{(\mathrm {BTC\, block reward + estimated\, total\, transaction\, fees \, in \, a \, BTC \, block})\cdot (\mathrm {BTC\, exchange\, rate\, (in\, USD)})}{\mathrm {BTC\, block\, difficulty}}}$$

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> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Are the fees the per transactional cost of each transaction to fill the block ?  How is the difficulty determined? Thanks for taking the time to explain this is much appreciated  
> **username_2**: Yes, `average transaction fee * average number of transactions in a block`. Bitcoin's difficulty algorithm is: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/5838/how-is-difficulty-calculated while Bitcoin Cash' algorithm is not so simple: https://www.yours.org/content/deadalnix-s-difficulty-algorithm-explained-ac50eb2b1f16  
> **username_0**: Thanks so much , I will follow those links and take a look. I get the Macro of it know ..  

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