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Don't wire $20,000 into a mining deal you haven't stress-tested.

Most people buy miners on a spreadsheet the seller handed them. The Mining Build Plan replaces that with an independent, numbers-first analysis of your exact setup — so you know your breakeven, your risk, and whether the deal survives the next difficulty jump before you commit a dollar.

Most chosen — the complete build
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Mining Build Plan

The full playbook from “which machine” to “first payout” — plus a live call to walk through it with you.

$297
Delivered within 72 hours
  • Everything in the $97 Mining Deal Audit
  • Hardware purchase recommendation for your budget
  • 24-month cash flow model with difficulty growth scenarios
  • Complete deployment checklist — purchase to first payout
  • Financing evaluation if relevant to your situation
  • Tax strategy overview (Section 179 applicability)
  • 30-minute video call walkthrough of the findings
  • Written build plan delivered within 72 hours
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Just need a go / no-go on one deal?

The $97 Mining Deal Audit is the lighter entry option: profitability model, risk assessment, and a plain-English verdict. Delivered within 48 hours.

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Deploying $20k+ and want someone in the room for all of it?

Done-With-You Mining Setup is the four-week version: hardware, hosting, contract review, deployment, and first-payout verification — on calls, together. $997.

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What we actually dig into

The real numbers

A profitability model built on live BTC price and network difficulty — not the seller's optimistic spreadsheet. Breakeven, ROI, and payback period for your exact miner and power cost.

The downside

What happens when difficulty climbs and BTC dips. We stress-test the deal across scenarios so you know the floor, not just the pitch.

The build

Hardware pick for your budget, deployment checklist, financing and tax angles, and a live call — everything you need to go from decision to running machines.

What we check before calling a deal safe

Every review and audit runs the same independent checklist — measured against live network data, not seller math.

  • Hosting rate (all-in $/kWh or flat)
  • Setup fee & deposit
  • Uptime terms & SLA
  • Exit clause & contract length
  • Hardware retrieval rights
  • Power source
  • BTC breakeven price
  • Difficulty-growth stress test
  • Pool fees & firmware freedom
  • Tax angle (Section 179)
Built by Jacob Hervey

I run my own mining operation and built Lightning Mines to give retail miners a neutral source of truth — so you can avoid bad hosting contracts, bad hardware math, and seller-driven ROI claims. Every number here is computed from live network data, not a spreadsheet someone is trying to sell you.

What you receive, and by when

Deliverable$97 Audit$297 Build Plan
Profitability model for your setup
ROI breakdown across difficulty scenarios
Risk assessment + red flag identification
Hosting provider recommendation
Plain-English go / no-go verdict
Hardware purchase recommendation
24-month cash flow model
Full deployment checklist
Financing evaluation
Tax strategy overview
30-minute video call walkthrough
Delivery time48 hours72 hours

What your audit report looks like

Every audit follows the same structure. Here is an anonymized excerpt so you know exactly what lands in your inbox — no vague “it depends,” just numbers and a decision.

Mining Deal Audit — Sample
Lightning Mines
Verdict: No-Go (as structured)Renegotiate hosting to ≤ $0.075/kWh or walk. At the quoted rate this deal is underwater below ~$83k BTC.
Breakeven BTC
$83,400
Net / machine / mo
−$18
Payback
Never at quote
24-mo difficulty drag
~28%
Red flags found
  • Hosting rate quoted per-kWh but contract lets provider pass through demand charges — uncapped.
  • No written exit clause; hardware retrieval terms undefined.
  • “Guaranteed” uptime with no SLA credit mechanism behind it.
Recommendation

Counter at a flat $225/mo all-in, get the demand-charge pass-through struck, and add a 30-day exit clause. With those three changes the same hardware clears breakeven near $68k and pays back in ~19 months at the base-case BTC price.

Illustrative sample. Your report uses your real hardware, hosting quote, and live BTC price / network difficulty at the time of analysis.

JH
Jacob H. — Founder, 8 years in Bitcoin mining

Every audit is completed personally — not an AI-generated report. I review your actual contract terms, hardware specs, and hosting offer against current live network data, using the same methodology behind the free calculator. Numbers first, no hype, and I'll tell you when the math says don't buy.

How the numbers are sourced: Profitability figures use live BTC price and network difficulty from public APIs, reviewed monthly by Jacob. See the full sourcing and verification process on our How We Verify page.

100% Money-Back Guarantee. If your audit doesn't give you at least one concrete, actionable insight about your mining deal, we'll refund you in full. No questions asked.

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Questions before you commit

What does the $297 Mining Build Plan include?

Everything in the $97 Mining Deal Audit, plus: a complete deployment checklist from purchase to first payout, hardware purchase recommendations for your budget, a financing evaluation if relevant, a tax strategy overview, and a 30-minute video call to walk through the findings live. Delivered within 72 hours.

What do I get in the $97 Mining Deal Audit?

A full profitability model customized to your miner, cooling type, and hosting situation. Includes an ROI breakdown with realistic difficulty adjustment scenarios, a risk assessment, compatible hosting provider recommendations, and a clear go/no-go recommendation. Delivered by email within 48 hours.

Is this AI-generated or personally reviewed?

Every audit is completed personally by Jacob — not an AI-generated report. We review your actual contract terms, hardware specs, and hosting offer against current live network data.

What makes you qualified to review my deal?

Jacob H. has spent 8 years in Bitcoin mining and reviews all site data monthly. Every number in your audit is traceable to live BTC price and network difficulty from public APIs — the same methodology behind the free calculator. See exactly how we source and verify data on the How We Verify page.

Which tier is right for me?

If you just need to know whether a specific deal is worth signing, the $97 Mining Deal Audit answers that. If you are building or scaling a mining operation and want the full plan — hardware, deployment, financing, tax, and a live call — the $297 Mining Build Plan is the complete package and the one most buyers choose.

Is my data kept confidential?

Yes. Your deal details and personal information are never shared with third parties.

Get the full picture before you buy.

A single bad mining deal costs far more than $297. Get an independent build plan, a live walkthrough, and a clear verdict on whether the numbers actually work.

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