brainstorm

Goal: be the cPanel (http://cpanel.net/) of bitcoin mining.

Problem: there is no good way to manage a large cluster (> 10?) of bitcoin miners. Each miner comes with its own control interface, and so machines are managed individually via ssh or individual web interface. Hosting providers need a way to manage their machines as well as expose this ability to their customers.

Solution: manage any number of machines all from a single web application.

Hashpanel use cases:

• monitor current status of machines (hashrate, temperature, etc)
• monitor actual performance in comparison to rated hardware specifications
• change the pool that a miner is currently mining for
• easily connect new miners to the system

Some potential customers (incomplete list):

• https://hashplex.com/ (they’ve built a custom control panel already)
• http://bitcoinasichosting.com/
• https://cloudhashing.com/
• http://www.gawminers.com/

Potential competitors:

• https://github.com/hashware/hashpanel/issues/10
• https://github.com/hashware/hashpanel/issues/13

Hashpanel differentiators: Ability to “private label” the software for customers by customizing the design with your own branding You do not have to install any custom software on the miners themselves; hashpanel hooks in remotely. I don’t currently know of any other software that can do this.

Two-tiered service:

End-user edition(approx 1-20 miners, approximately):

• first 5 machines are free, then $2 per miner per month.
• goal is to capture market share
• hosted SaaS

Provider edition(up to hundreds of miners):

• something like $50 per miner per year for license, hosting, and monitoring. cheaper if self-hosted, but not convincingly so
• goal is to generate revenue
• hosted SaaS or local on-premises installation

Marketing outlets:

• build up cred on bitcointalk.org
• convert local interest into published news articles
• bitcoin news sites (coindesk.com, zeroblock.com, et al)
• possibly attending http://bitcoin2014.com/
• ???