Thread is out of date.Most hosting companies give pretty big discounts for bulk buyers, and you can get small bulk discounts from most hardware manufacturers. Why don't we take advantage of that in a simple, transparent way?
Updated game plan as of 2015.09.25:
- Pool funds in a 4 of 6 multisig address with keys held by trusted members of the community.
- Negotiate a purchase of hardware.
- Buy the hardware and pay the hoster up front for a lengthy contract (6 months to a year).
- Have the hardware shipped directly from the manufacturer to our hoster.
- Mine at Kano's CKPool, enable reward splitting between addresses. Payouts go directly to participants--there's little risk here.
- At the end of the term we can sell the hardware or renew the contract.
If we follow this plan step-by-step we only have to trust three entities: The manufacturer, the hoster, and a 4/6 vote of the "committee". After the miners have been deployed, we only have to trust the hoster (and they tend to be the most trustworthy of the three).
Feel free to discuss this below!
UPDATE: I've talked to a hoster that's given me a fee schedule as long as I keep their name a secret until we start the buy. I've dealt with them before, and you will know who they are before this kicks off, if this ever gets off the ground.
50KW @ $58/KW ($0.08/KWh)
100KW @ $55/KW ($0.076/KWh)
I've also been told by a hoster that if we can get a huge amount of hashrate, our rates can get as low as $45/KW--but that's only going to be an option in a few months. It seems like the SP50 is only going to be selling around then anyways, so the best time to buy is when that miner starts selling to the public.
Feel free to discuss this below!
