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Lease Terms & Management

Net Lease Structure​

Provider Responsibilities:

  • Hardware maintenance and monitoring
  • Power and cooling (infrastructure costs)
  • Network bandwidth
  • 99%+ uptime commitment
  • Professional operations

Tenant Responsibilities:

  • Pay lease rate
  • Respect usage terms
  • Provide clear job requirements

Broker (MineChain) Provides:

  • Marketplace infrastructure
  • Payment escrow management
  • SLA enforcement
  • Dispute resolution

Minimum Lease Terms​

24-hour minimum

Benefits:

  • Predictable occupancy
  • Committed tenants (not just testing)
  • Reduced turnover overhead
  • Stable revenue streams

Tenants can extend in 24-hour increments or negotiate longer-term agreements.

Payment & Escrow​

Flow:

  1. Tenant initiates lease
  2. Payment locked in escrow (USDC on Base L2)
  3. Lease period executes
  4. Provider receives 100% of lease payment
  5. Monthly desk fee ($49) deducted at month-end

SLA Enforcement:

  • Downtime violations trigger automatic prorated refunds
  • Escrow protects both parties
  • Transparent, on-chain settlement

Setting Your Rates​

Minimum Thresholds:

  • RTX 5070: $0.35/hour
  • RTX 5080: $0.60/hour
  • RTX 5090: $1.00/hour

Premium Pricing:

  • High occupancy + strong SLA history = pricing power
  • Specialized capabilities (AI training, rendering)
  • Multi-GPU setups
  • Enterprise SLA commitments

Market sets the rates. Quality infrastructure commands premium.

Managing Occupancy​

Target: 70%+ occupancy

Strategies:

  • Competitive but sustainable rates
  • Strong uptime track record
  • Clear communication with tenants
  • Fast job onboarding
  • Multi-tenant capability

Turnover Management:

  • Balance between flexibility and stability
  • Long-term leases = predictable revenue
  • Fast tenant rotation = more overhead but flexibility