When multiple coins share an algorithm (BTC/BCH on SHA-256) or hardware can run several algorithms (GPUs), small profitability spreads open and close constantly. Profit-switching pools and tools (Mining-Dutch, MoneroOcean, HiveOS flight sheets) chase those spreads automatically, paying out in your preferred coin.
Gains are real but modest — efficient markets keep spreads thin, and switching itself has frictions (stale shares, payout fragmentation, tax accounting). Over a year, automated switching typically adds single-digit percentage points over single-coin loyalty.
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