How do the S5 customers feel regarding the fact that BITMAIN is testing tons of miners on the live network right before shipping? I see a sharp rise in the difficulty right after the S5 announcement.
i'm going to counter this with an argument, in favour.
The fact that we see the testing of miners hit network hashrate, is a good thing for me, as it informs me of what to expect, should I be buying miners at any point in time.
It's the same with all manufacturers and you shouldn't just bash BMT for it, the fact is, miners need testing on the live network to ensure the product is sound.
I, for one, don't mind seeing the network rise as new h/w gets tested.
my 0.02
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