So is Sia-Tech still saying around the 1st of June 2018, for the miners to ship? Or has anything changed?
trying to stay more in the loop! (I've 5 of these 'hopefully not' doorstops in the wind)
brad
The last that I read a couple of days ago, the chips manufacturer have sent them already the chips. They are functional (that's good) but they are still testing their final specifications. I am guessing they will publish an update soon. But considering there is an arms race between Obelisk and Bitmain, I won't be surprised if they decide to hide the final shipping date and specifications until the very moment they start shipping to keep the strategic advantage over Bitmain (I am sure they in turn have a "A3+" model on works aimed just to damage Obelisk)
If you want to stay in the loop I would recommend you joining the Discord of Obelisk:
https://discord.gg/zt9JznT No time..I'm 'obsessing' over my crypto hoards drop in value from $18k BTC...it is all encompassing my life
I wish they would JUST fork ...if siacoin is MAINLY to be used by Sia-Tech for the network anyway...it would be a fine 'slap down' of Bitmain games...but then again....Sia-Tech
has the money for the obelisk units already...so they probably 'don't care' if Bitmain units are the main source of their network...so it is not a big deal to them, about their
own units being doorstops (I have 5 obelisk sc1's in the wind) ..thus the main thing I need to remember is for "doorstop use' keep them unopened in the box...they slide
easier...left in the cardboard box...
So yeah, pretty much doomed, by June of these Obelisk's being worth anything...as an example note the D3 units (x11 coin) are selling for $311 on the Bitmain site....IF you run
them at 10c kWh electric ..it is at a loss already...the next price they should go for is probably $180 on next go around... the same price will likely be at around JUNE for the
blake2b units by bitmain.
I suspect the sia-coin A3 will be going for around 550 usd on the next go around and again by June....figure 300 bucks.....also likely delivered the 'next week' ..so that is a 2 month
advantage in these blake2b units and 2k savings compared to the
obelisks...arriving around June 1st 2018...so that boat sunk...IMHO...(with no fork that is..bitmain wins...sia-tech is ..meh! did not hurt us any...the rest of us 'screwed" for beliving
in Sia-Tech concept and getting their ASIC's back in the day
Anyway, without a fork of siacoin...this is how it is gonna play out IMHO, Bitmain has 'too much manufacturing' ability for it to be otherwise..they will run their blake2b units like
'toasters' and again I figure the price by June first will be equivalent to the x11 D3 doorstop they sell...the bitmain blake2b units will be also around $311 by June 1st 2018 and
the 'supposed' shipping for the Obelisk Sc-1 units.
so yeah, IMHO, a fork would be our only chance to even 'approach' breaking even on Obelisk SC-1 units..
live an learn..chump or champ....crypto always drama