Makes no sense. If you have chips in hand you should sell now instead of Jan. Also did you just claim to have chips for 450 devices x 2.5TH or more than 60% of current total network?
The shipping date was decided Jan so there will be enough orders for one batch. But the shipping date can be changed to early if we get enough orders.
Its a good idea to point those chips to a pool. I will consult my seniors about this and post here what they have to say.