<p>It divides the block rewards given multiplied by the value of the currency in USD by the difficulty to generate a this same reward on each cryptocurrency.</p>

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2013-06-17T00:21:34.020Z
2013-06-17T00:21:34.020Z
Thiago
<p>They compare how many BTC you get per day if you mine BTC, vs how many BTC you get per day if you mine LTC, TC, etc.</p>

<p>The percentage is how much extra you get, but it makes a lot of assumptions and generalizations. </p>

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2013-03-19T10:14:56.967Z
I had assumed that was probably the case.  I was, however, curious if someone new exactly how this was calculated.  I know this isn't anything you can derive from the network, so, I imagine it's derived from data from a currency exchange. (Which is probably Vircurex.)
RLH
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2013-03-18T22:05:32.867Z
2013-03-18T22:05:32.867Z
Liquid5n0w
<p>On the Coinotron, multi-currency pool website, there is a metric posted at the top-right of each page that displays how "profitable" it is to mine a specific currency.</p>

<p>How does Coinotron derive this value?</p>

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How is 'profitability' calculated on Coinotron?
RLH
# How is 'profitability' calculated on Coinotron?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-03-18)

On the Coinotron, multi-currency pool website, there is a metric posted at the top-right of each page that displays how "profitable" it is to mine a specific currency.

How does Coinotron derive this value?

**Tags:** altcoin, alternatives, mining-profitability


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-06-17. Score: 1

It divides the block rewards given multiplied by the value of the currency in USD by the difficulty to generate a this same reward on each cryptocurrency.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-03-18. Score: 0

They compare how many BTC you get per day if you mine BTC, vs how many BTC you get per day if you mine LTC, TC, etc.

The percentage is how much extra you get, but it makes a lot of assumptions and generalizations.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I had assumed that was probably the case.  I was, however, curious if someone new exactly how this was calculated.  I know this isn't anything you can derive from the network, so, I imagine it's derived from data from a currency exchange. (Which is probably Vircurex.)  

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