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Last edit: October 20, 2013, 06:10:04 PM by Franktank #1 For the discussion in the last few days, what we... I could say, is only that our IC design team had achieved fantastic results, as everyone could see and compare, with the most limited funds (barely more than 100k$ raised last August) and most inferior mask-set of choice (130nm which belongs to the antiquity era), and I'm proud of it.  friedcat



Q1 Financial Report



ASICMiner has paid out a total of 67,515.09 BTC since first IPO payout on Feb 28th. Listed below are the weekly dividend payouts:



02/28 (IPO) 0.023544

03/06 (IPO) 0.019163

03/13 (IPO) 0.023786

03/20 (IPO) 0.025998

03/24 (IPO) 0.007508

03/27 0.003775

04/03 0.002556

04/10 0.006956

04/17 0.006967

04/24 0.007731

05/01 0.007354

05/08 0.011085

05/15 0.036222

05/22 0.020842

05/29 0.026538



ASICMiners revenue has originated from both mining and hardware sales.



 Mining income has generated 57,338.24 BTC since the farm has come online.

 Hardware sales (from the first three auctions, then Blade & USB sales) came up with the remaining 10,176.85 BTC thus far.



[Edit: Numbers originate from BTC mined and profit from hardware sales paid]



Part of dividend payments from the week of April 3rd and 10th were reserved for the 200 TH/s mask, 100 wafers, and 50 TH/s batch components.



ASICMiner Share Info/Value



Of the 400k shares, approximately 10% (or 40k) shares are currently on passthrus (burnside, DeaDTerra, & TAT). Total dividends paid is currently .23/share. Prices currently average 2.5 BTC a share, roughly yielding 45-55% APY with the most recent dividend of 0.026. For those that bought sub 1 BTC, looking at an ROI of 1 year (assuming constant dividend payout). Those who bought at IPO (0.1/share) are feeling pretty damn good about themselves right now.



ASICMiner Hash Rate



Feb 28th  Apr 25th: 6-7 TH/s

Apr 26th  May 4th: 8-16 TH/s

May 5th  May 9th: 17-20 TH/s

May 10th  May 29th: 19-20 TH/s

May 29th  Present: 22-25 TH/s



[Courtesy of SmiGueLs tables and graphs]



Projected Key Marks:



50 TH/s in the coming weeks

262 TH/s in the coming months



As the hashrate comes online, this will help keep our weekly payouts at a steady rate against the shipping of Avalons Batch 2 (and soon to be Batch 3 & BFLs hardware).



Upcoming Competition



With other startups like:

 BitFury & 100 TH/s

 BTC Garden

 AMC

 DIY Manufacturers/Kits (w/ Avalon chips)

 Others not mentioned



ASICMiner is in the prime position as industry leader and can remain in first place, so long as friedcat and the other board members take the necessary, calculated steps to keep it that way. While these startups still appear to be very unproven (and everyone has their own opinions about them), some have started to make noticeable steps (Bitfurys 65nm).



Hardware Sales



With Avalon and BFL coming soonTM, investors are starting to wonder if prices will start dropping on current hardware. Bitfountain must now consider (as Im sure they are) what is the appropriate price point to maximize both profit margin and sales volume. DIY kits will start making their way to folks, providing cheaper alternatives for the mining community.



Looking Forward



Friedcat has already mentioned of 2nd generation chip, which appears to have a higher hash rate with lower power consumption. Their implementation into the next generation Block Eruptor Blades and USB will help secure the ASICMiners advantage as the ASIC generation matures. As to when it moves from prototype phase to production phase, is anyones guess. Until someone else can provide a more compelling product, ASICMiner appears to be head and shoulders above the other mining companies.





DISCLAIMER: I own ASICMiner Shares.



Note: I have little to no background in finances (Biochem here) so any feedback and constructive criticism is always welcome. If there are numbers that are incorrect, please PM me. The remarks and points made are solely my own, and not BitFountain/ASICMiner. If you think I should continue these on a 3 month basis, let me know.



Sources:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=49840;sa=showPosts

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkPdXsQFT-vIdHRVUjQ5Ql9BQWR6OENLMkhyUktUblE#gid=0

https://blockchain.info/address/1HtUGfbDcMzTeHWx2Dbgnhc6kYnj1Hp24i

https://blockchain.info/address/115tTroRo3B9ZDQ6ATJGDCHcNEVbjJoZnF?sort=1

https://bitfunder.com/asset/G.ASICMINER-PT

https://bitfunder.com/asset/TAT.ASICMINER

https://btct.co/security/ASICMINER-PT

https://btct.co/security/TAT.ASICMINER



  friedcatASICMiner has paid out a total of 67,515.09 BTC since first IPO payout on Feb 28th. Listed below are the weekly dividend payouts:02/28 (IPO) 0.02354403/06 (IPO) 0.01916303/13 (IPO) 0.02378603/20 (IPO) 0.02599803/24 (IPO) 0.00750803/27 0.00377504/03 0.00255604/10 0.00695604/17 0.00696704/24 0.00773105/01 0.00735405/08 0.01108505/15 0.03622205/22 0.02084205/29 0.026538ASICMiners revenue has originated from both mining and hardware sales. Mining income has generated 57,338.24 BTC since the farm has come online. Hardware sales (from the first three auctions, then Blade & USB sales) came up with the remaining 10,176.85 BTC thus far.[Edit: Numbers originate from BTC mined and profit from hardware sales paid]Part of dividend payments from the week of April 3rd and 10th were reserved for the 200 TH/s mask, 100 wafers, and 50 TH/s batch components.Of the 400k shares, approximately 10% (or 40k) shares are currently on passthrus (burnside, DeaDTerra, & TAT). Total dividends paid is currently .23/share. Prices currently average 2.5 BTC a share, roughly yielding 45-55% APY with the most recent dividend of 0.026. For those that bought sub 1 BTC, looking at an ROI of 1 year (assuming constant dividend payout). Those who bought at IPO (0.1/share) are feeling pretty damn good about themselves right now.Feb 28th  Apr 25th: 6-7 TH/sApr 26th  May 4th: 8-16 TH/sMay 5th  May 9th: 17-20 TH/sMay 10th  May 29th: 19-20 TH/sMay 29th  Present: 22-25 TH/s[Courtesy of SmiGueLs tables and graphs]Projected Key Marks:50 TH/s in the coming weeks262 TH/s in the coming monthsAs the hashrate comes online, this will help keep our weekly payouts at a steady rate against the shipping of Avalons Batch 2 (and soon to be Batch 3 & BFLs hardware).With other startups like: BitFury & 100 TH/s BTC Garden AMC DIY Manufacturers/Kits (w/ Avalon chips) Others not mentionedASICMiner is in the prime position as industry leader and can remain in first place, so long as friedcat and the other board members take the necessary, calculated steps to keep it that way. While these startups still appear to be very unproven (and everyone has their own opinions about them), some have started to make noticeable steps (Bitfurys 65nm).With Avalon and BFL coming soon, investors are starting to wonder if prices will start dropping on current hardware. Bitfountain must now consider (as Im sure they are) what is the appropriate price point to maximize both profit margin and sales volume. DIY kits will start making their way to folks, providing cheaper alternatives for the mining community.Friedcat has already mentioned of 2nd generation chip, which appears to have a higher hash rate with lower power consumption. Their implementation into the next generation Block Eruptor Blades and USB will help secure the ASICMiners advantage as the ASIC generation matures. As to when it moves from prototype phase to production phase, is anyones guess. Until someone else can provide a more compelling product, ASICMiner appears to be head and shoulders above the other mining companies.DISCLAIMER: I own ASICMiner Shares.I have little to no background in finances (Biochem here) so any feedback and constructive criticism is always welcome. If there are numbers that are incorrect, please PM me. The remarks and points made are solely my own, and not BitFountain/ASICMiner. If you think I should continue these on a 3 month basis, let me know.

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Hero MemberActivity: 560Merit: 500For Science Re: ASICMiner Quarterly Report (Investors Take) & Monthly Q&A June 05, 2013, 01:43:38 PM #2 Appreciate the kind words but I may end up removing all the 'Thank you' posts. I would like to keep this as clutter-free as possible, to serve more as a reference thread than discussion post (see main thread). Right now, I'm going to be submitting investor questions on a monthly. Please PM me with questions you would like friedcat to address, with the subject line "ASICMiner FAQ". I will compile them and send it to him. As previously mentioned, friedcat may not answer the question if he deems that it may divulge Bitfountain's strategy/plan to competitors.



A monthly date will be provided later, to give people a deadline of question submission. For now, send me those questions and don't take offense if I remove your post in this thread to keep it as clean as possible.



EDIT: Please keep questions related to ASICMiner, I will not submit questions like:



- What is your favorite color?

- Are you single?

- Do you have BFL pre-orders?



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Hero MemberActivity: 560Merit: 500For Science Re: ASICMiner Quarterly Report (Investors Take) & News [UPDATED 06/06] June 06, 2013, 03:59:08 PM #3 Quote from: friedcat on June 06, 2013, 03:23:38 PM Update



The wafer of the first half (100TH/s) of next batch is to be out of fab.

More than 4,000 USB devices are sold out in total.

The demand of blades are surprisingly long-lasting and still high.



With respect to the mining business, we have never seen it as a drying up one

in spite of persistent block halving. If Bitcoin ever rises as a successful currency

in a few years, and the transaction fee has to be, say, 15BTC each block on average,

to prevent attacks from organizations that are all over the world and begin show

up when Bitcoin flourishes, what we could expect is 27.5BTC per block after the

next block halving, and more than 15BTC forever in the further future.



The shares "missing" are those missing from the original GLBSE database when we got

them. Some people had failed to report their Bitcoin address. Among them, several ones

successfully redeemed their shares after we mailed them for the address info. But the

rest failed to mail back.



The delay of confirmation of this week's dividends is caused by the payments of real

dividends are chained after the satoshi transactions, which are now refused by most

of the clients. We will either stop the satoshi payments, or unchain the payment in our

modified scripts.



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Hero MemberActivity: 518Merit: 500 Re: ASICMiner Quarterly Report (Investors Take) & News [UPDATED 06/20] July 09, 2013, 03:43:52 AM #5 OFFICIAL UPDATE



I have some news for everyone after a brief e-mail exchange with Friedcat. He has answered the 3 questions I submitted from our recent poll below:



Quote -- There was news about a presentation by Rockxie about ASICMINER. Can you confirm this was an official presentation and summarize the news that was shared about upcoming plans for the mining farm and the Mini Blade?

Friedcat: They are true, though some projected dates from our side were more-or-less overly determined in his presentation.



-- When can we expect the first financial report?

Friedcat: We are asking board members if July 23 is acceptable.



-- Could Bitfountain provide an official live hashrate meter from ASICMINER for your mining farm, or could you periodically confirm the current hashrate?

Friedcat: Yes. Our internal management system is towards its completing. Directing the data to a public webpage is easy.

In other news, Friedcat has also officially confirmed my new status as a board member!



I am truly honored and proud to have achieved this, and I look forward to playing any role I can to further ASICMINER's success. I have some news for everyone after a brief e-mail exchange with Friedcat. He has answered the 3 questions I submitted from our recent poll below:In other news, Friedcat has also officially confirmed my new status as a board member!I am truly honored and proud to have achieved this, and I look forward to playing any role I can to further ASICMINER's success.

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Hero MemberActivity: 560Merit: 500For Science Re: ASICMiner Quarterly Report (Investors Take) & News [UPDATED 07/23] July 24, 2013, 02:34:48 AM #6 Quote from: friedcat on July 23, 2013, 05:32:56 PM Update



Financial Status



Mining Income: 102,041.82 BTC

Blade Sales Income: 29,594.75 BTC

USB Sales Income: 37,524.00 BTC

Total: 169,520.57 BTC



Device and Infrastructure Expense: 397,800.00$ + 4,909,930.00￥

Electricity Expense: 729,542.05￥

Labor Expense: 327,081.00￥

Logistics Expense: 132,184.90￥

Deposits: 117,506.01￥

Total: 397,800.00$+6,216,243.96￥



Balance Sheet:



Hardware Franchising



This is a new business model option besides self-mining and hardware sales. We will rent the excessive hashing power to financial and technical capable people, accepting full deposits at the market price, shipping the devices and collecting a certain PPS rate based on the theoretical hashrate. The PPS rate, the dividing of cost coverage, as well as warranty/exit strategy are being discussed in detail and executed as small-scale experiments.



This model is similar to hardware sales in the aspect that we do not have in control on how the users make use of our devices, therefore has more decentralization in spirit. And like with self-mining, it aims at settings in scale, enjoying the reduction of NRE cost and operating cost overall, and reducing potential marketing/advertisement/customer service costs.



Project Timeline



August-September: Deploy/sell all hashpower arriving in July and early August.

September-November: Deploy/sell the hashpower ordered at early July.

November-December: Experimental products of 2nd-gen chips and modular large-scale deployment solutions.

Mining Income: 102,041.82Blade Sales Income: 29,594.75USB Sales Income: 37,524.00Total: 169,520.57Device and Infrastructure Expense: 397,800.00$ + 4,909,930.00￥Electricity Expense: 729,542.05￥Labor Expense: 327,081.00￥Logistics Expense: 132,184.90￥Deposits: 117,506.01￥Total: 397,800.00$+6,216,243.96￥Balance Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al1fvFT7Sd5bdEthNEpIWWxpcW90RFBQOFZ6aFlxT0E&usp=sharing This is a new business model option besides self-mining and hardware sales. We will rent the excessive hashing power to financial and technical capable people, accepting full deposits at the market price, shipping the devices and collecting a certain PPS rate based on the theoretical hashrate. The PPS rate, the dividing of cost coverage, as well as warranty/exit strategy are being discussed in detail and executed as small-scale experiments.This model is similar to hardware sales in the aspect that we do not have in control on how the users make use of our devices, therefore has more decentralization in spirit. And like with self-mining, it aims at settings in scale, enjoying the reduction of NRE cost and operating cost overall, and reducing potential marketing/advertisement/customer service costs.August-September: Deploy/sell all hashpower arriving in July and early August.September-November: Deploy/sell the hashpower ordered at early July.November-December: Experimental products of 2nd-gen chips and modular large-scale deployment solutions.

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Hero MemberActivity: 560Merit: 500For Science Re: ASICMiner Quarterly Report (Investors Take) & News [UPDATED 08/09] August 09, 2013, 11:04:14 AM #7 Quote from: friedcat on August 09, 2013, 08:10:11 AM This is the permanent place for announcing ASICMINER Hardware news. The information on all former related threads might be obsolete.



Contact

Users who bought our hardware before are recommended to switch to the new e-mail address for troubleshooting and support. And for new users, please make sure you use the new e-mail address.



The new e-mail address is (



For warranty replacement, please contact the reseller first. From now on, the corresponding reseller will fulfill your warranty directly if the products are sold via resellers.



Current Resellers in Each Zone



US: eleuthria, CanaryInTheMine, SilentSonicBoom

Canada: teek

EU, Switzerland and North Europe: yxt

China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau: rockxie

Australia: leotreasure@gmail.com

India: Pinwheel(TBD)



Purchasers from the rest of the world can buy the products directly from us.



Products Update



Please note that the resellers usually get the products after one week or more

from the day we ship out.



Blade (Old Model):

Restocking date - August 11, 2013



USB

Restocking date - August 11, 2013



Blade (New Model):

Availability date - August 18-25, 2013



(To be extended)

Users who bought our hardware before are recommended to switch to the new e-mail address for troubleshooting and support. And for new users, please make sure you use the new e-mail address.The new e-mail address is ( asicminer.help@gmail.com ).For warranty replacement, please contact the reseller first. From now on, the corresponding reseller will fulfill your warranty directly if the products are sold via resellers.eleuthria, CanaryInTheMine, SilentSonicBoomteekyxtrockxiePinwheel(TBD)Purchasers from the rest of the world can buy the products directly from us.Please note that the resellers usually get the products after one week or morefrom the day we ship out.Restocking date - August 11, 2013Restocking date - August 11, 2013Availability date - August 18-25, 2013(To be extended)

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Hero MemberActivity: 560Merit: 500For Science Re: ASICMiner Quarterly Report (Investors Take) & News [UPDATED 08/22] August 22, 2013, 05:19:12 AM #8 Quote from: friedcat on August 22, 2013, 05:14:24 AM Update



We have collected several shareholders' questions for answering.



Could we have an official live hashrate meter from ASICMINER?

We have an internal one, mainly for troubleshooting when some of the racks going down. The hashrate meter based on the blocks mined reflects more of the real speed (plus luck of course). We will buy more bandwidth before making it accessible by the whole internet. It also requires more commitment in maintenance.



For more transparency, is it possible to share a wallet address for depositing income from ASICMINER hardware sales?

We use a different deposit address for each payment transaction. But a centralized nexus address is good. Then people could see how the funds are separated as dividends and expenses.



Besides mining, hardware sales, and franchising, are there any other potential sources of revenue?

There are many possible ones considered, but none can support serious sound business model based on a 1-2billion dollar total market value of Bitcoin: selling patents, offering solution for mining farm construction, assembly service, etc.



Why has the hashrate dropped the past weeks?

It dropped in different few days. Some of them are internal hardware/network glitches, some of them are luck based. We haven't identified any form of DDOS attacks recently though.



There hasn't been a huge hardware dividend payoff: is it because of reduced margins, or delays?

Because we are collecting funds to get ready for the exponentially increased devices to be assembled in September and October.



How are things going regarding your business plan? Did you account for the sudden network hashrate increase? How is the international expansion of ASICminer coming along?

The business plan is unchanged. The network hashrate increase was still under our projection. The total hash target originally set for the end of this year would probably achieved earlier.

The ASICMiner expansion via franchising is still much within China border. The internationally deployed portion will dominate when the gain of operation cost outweigh the delay and cost of international shipping/assembling abroad.



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Hero MemberActivity: 560Merit: 500For Science Re: ASICMiner 2nd Quarterly Report (Investors Take) & News [UPDATED 09/01] September 01, 2013, 09:10:33 PM

Last edit: September 02, 2013, 03:40:30 PM by Franktank #9 Q2 Financial Report



ASICMiner has paid out a total of 117,515.62 BTC over the last quarter, a 74.05% increase from last quarter (67,515.09). Listed below are the weekly dividend payouts:





ASICMiner's revenue originates from both mining and hardware sales.



- Mining income this quarter resulted in 65,766.79 BTC, with 64,441.84 paid out. This indicates a 12.38% increase of 57,338.24 from last quarter, despite the 4x increase in difficulty (15,605,633 to 65,750,060).



- Net hardware sales income resulted in 52,035.07 BTC, indicating a 157.71% increase from last quarter (20,190.97).



Note : The term "Net hardware sales" was used because all expenses were deducted from gross sales revenue, while nearly all mining income was paid out. The sheer increase in sales revenue is largely due to sales starting at the end of last quarter.



ASICMiner Share Info/Value





Of the 400k shares, approximately 45k shares exist on whole share passthrus (burnside, Ukyo, and TAT). From June 1 to Aug 28, BTCT share prices increased from 2.481 to a high of 5.14 and fell back down to an average of 2.78 on August 28th's dividend payment. Share prices were determined by the the trading volume from the previous week's dividend payment up until the announcement of the direct share dividend payment of the following week.



Upcoming Competition



Other Startups:

- Labcoin/ActiveMining

- 200 TH/s (via Bitfury)/IceDrill/Alydian

- CoinTerra/HashFast/Bitfury/KnC Miner

- Others not mentioned



ASICMiner has maintained the position as industry leader up to this point but adequate competition appears to be on the way. Companies like Labcoin/ActivemMining hope to enter as both mining farms/hardware sales. Large scale mines like 200 TH/s, IceDrill, and others plan to get their hardware soon and deploy in the coming months. Alydian is taking a similar approach to ASICMiner's "hardware franchising", renting out TH/s for a fixed duration. CoinTerra, Hashfast, Bitfury, & KnC Miner have joined Avalon/BFL in sales, taking preorders for the fall shipment.



Hardware Sales



Block Eruptor blades and USBs have continued to sell well, with the noticible decrease in price as other appealing alternatives appear. With such high demand for hardware, competitors now promise more efficient/smaller chips. Bitfountain is aware that hardware sales will soon become a very crowded market; turning into a commodity war, to fighting over razor thin profit margins. Their advantage still, is being able to get hardware into consumer hands quicker than anyone else.



Looking Forward



Little by little, more information is starting to come out on Bitfountain's 2nd generation chip. While the latest friedcat updates indicate 2nd gen assembly in September/October, investors have considered if those estimates are enough against the exponential hashrate growth. Friedcat has done his best to maintain the balance of being transparent as possible to investors without revealing too many trade secrets to the competition. Keep in mind that Bitfountain has run all possible simulations of selling all hardware to mining with all hardware and everything in between, choosing what is most profitable for the collective whole. Realize that they've done their research with all the new companies that hope to take the top spot from them.



All current investors should know that there are large scale plans in place for Bitfountain/ASICMiner in the fall. The





Disclaimer : I own ASICMINER shares. If there are numbers that are incorrect, please PM me. The remarks and points made are solely my own, and not BitFountain/ASICMiner. Any suggestions/critiques are always appreciated (via PM). Lastly, I only ask that if you're going to repost this somewhere else, please credit myself as the author.



Edit: Added the link for the slides, presented by Rockxie ASICMiner has paid out a total of 117,515.62 BTC over the last quarter, a 74.05% increase from last quarter (67,515.09). Listed below are the weekly dividend payouts:ASICMiner's revenue originates from both mining and hardware sales.- Mining income this quarter resulted in 65,766.79 BTC, with 64,441.84 paid out. This indicates a 12.38% increase of 57,338.24 from last quarter, despite the 4x increase in difficulty (15,605,633 to 65,750,060).- Net hardware sales income resulted in 52,035.07 BTC, indicating a 157.71% increase from last quarter (20,190.97).: The term "Net hardware sales" was used because all expenses were deducted from gross sales revenue, while nearly all mining income was paid out. The sheer increase in sales revenue is largely due to sales starting at the end of last quarter.Of the 400k shares, approximately 45k shares exist on whole share passthrus (burnside, Ukyo, and TAT). From June 1 to Aug 28, BTCT share prices increased from 2.481 to a high of 5.14 and fell back down to an average of 2.78 on August 28th's dividend payment. Share prices were determined by the the trading volume from the previous week's dividend payment up until the announcement of the direct share dividend payment of the following week.Other Startups:- Labcoin/ActiveMining- 200 TH/s (via Bitfury)/IceDrill/Alydian- CoinTerra/HashFast/Bitfury/KnC Miner- Others not mentionedASICMiner has maintained the position as industry leader up to this point but adequate competition appears to be on the way. Companies like Labcoin/ActivemMining hope to enter as both mining farms/hardware sales. Large scale mines like 200 TH/s, IceDrill, and others plan to get their hardware soon and deploy in the coming months. Alydian is taking a similar approach to ASICMiner's "hardware franchising", renting out TH/s for a fixed duration. CoinTerra, Hashfast, Bitfury, & KnC Miner have joined Avalon/BFL in sales, taking preorders for the fall shipment.Block Eruptor blades and USBs have continued to sell well, with the noticible decrease in price as other appealing alternatives appear. With such high demand for hardware, competitors now promise more efficient/smaller chips. Bitfountain is aware that hardware sales will soon become a very crowded market; turning into a commodity war, to fighting over razor thin profit margins. Their advantage still, is being able to get hardware into consumer hands quicker than anyone else.Little by little, more information is starting to come out on Bitfountain's 2nd generation chip. While the latest friedcat updates indicate 2nd gen assembly in September/October, investors have considered if those estimates are enough against the exponential hashrate growth. Friedcat has done his best to maintain the balance of being transparent as possible to investors without revealing too many trade secrets to the competition. Keep in mind that Bitfountain has run all possible simulations of selling all hardware to mining with all hardware and everything in between, choosing what is most profitable for the collective whole. Realize that they've done their research with all the new companies that hope to take the top spot from them.All current investors should know that there are large scale plans in place for Bitfountain/ASICMiner in the fall. The "leaked" slides talk of the second mine deployment (~1 PH/s) and a larger variety of mining hardware. Competition is coming, there is no doubt about that. Any investor thinking otherwise is only deluding themselves. For those that think Bitfountain/ASICMiner's days are numbered, my question to you is this: If not them, then whom?: I own ASICMINER shares. If there are numbers that are incorrect, please PM me. The remarks and points made are solely my own, and not BitFountain/ASICMiner. Any suggestions/critiques are always appreciated (via PM). Lastly, I only ask that if you're going to repost this somewhere else, please credit myself as the author.Edit: Added the link for the slides, presented by Rockxie