"Sam" finally responded to some questions, mostly revealing he has not done the most basic planning for Labcoin.
It's pretty clear where this project stands.
Q:How many of the 20,000 chips in hand still remain to be deployed?
A:More than 60%
Q:On what date will all chips in hand be deployed?
A:To be determined
Q:What are the approximate running costs, per board or per terahash, of outsourcing and hosting (electricity, etc.)?
A:Did not run proper calculations yet
Q:Are the current chips profitable right now at the current difficulty? If so, what is the current profit margin?
A:Yes they are.
Q:What is the status of the next batch of chips? (the 130nm ones promised to use a thermally superior package)
A:We are considering a next batch.
Q:What is the status of the 65nm design? If it's still on hold, do you have anyone under contract to complete the design?
A:We are evaluating the candidates for this task.
Q:Have you secured exclusive access to the bitcoin wallet for IPO funds yet from Fabrizio? (If so, what address?)
A:Yes, address will be disclosed later
Q:When will you be in Shenzen next?
A:End of October.
Q:The network difficulty has risen 40% in the last few days, and is expected to rise sharply again in less than 12 days. Can you achieve 1% of global hashrate before the next difficulty change, and can you maintain that rate in the future?
A:Did not run proper calculations yet
Q:There have been a number of well-funded competing ASIC designers now producing real hardware, and difficulty is expected to continue rising at record high levels for the foreseeable future. At what difficulty will the existing Labcoin chips cease to be profitable given the known power and hosting costs?
A:Did not run proper calculations yet
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