There is an other question I got concerning the whole bitmain thing:
Some people say, that Bitmain uses the devices themselves before selling them (or at least give them to some related companies before the private customers get them).
If so, theoretically, the Hashrate should not increase at all, right? It should drop when they get their miners shipped and increase to the same level again when all shippings arrive and the devices are pluged in again?
What stands against this theory is the estimated number of devices in one batch:
Total hashrate of X11 is aprox. 15 TH/s by now, which would mean 1000 D3 miners. But people are talking about much higher selling numbers.
Maybe it is some middle way: Like for example they sold 10000 pieces of which 3333 where already mining before. So the hasrate would triple.
Does anyone have an idea on how this could work?
Bitmain tests their product for sure. The only people saying they or every manufacturer mines with their product are Baikal shills. They are trying to cover up the fact Baikal is selling a used product, that will very soon be obsolete.