Decision Support System for Selecting the Best Cryptocurrency Mining Machine Using the Multifactor Evaluation Process Method

Abstract

Cryptocurrency mining is a process carried out using a specialised computer network in order to obtain new crypto assets. The cryptocurrency mining business in today's digital era is increasingly in demand by netizens. Many netizens run cryptocurrency mining businesses to generate new cryptocurrency assets that can be traded on the cryptocurrency market to earn huge profits. In doing cryptocurrency mining itself, it is necessary to be careful in choosing the cryptocurrency mining machine used to get the maximum profit. In this study, researchers proposed the Multifactor Evaluation Process as a decision support system method used to simplify the process of selecting the best cryptocurrency mining machine. The results of this study show that the best cryptocurrency mining machine that is most recommended to use is Cheetah Miner F5I (0.2120), followed by the alternatives iBeLink DSM7T Miner (0.2072), Bitfury RD4 (0.2016), Aladdin T1 16T (0.2016), and Obelisk SC1 Dual (0.1800).