<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kelly Anderson wrote:</span><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16.363636016845703px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="y_msg_container">> I've been trying to do an estimate of what I might expect to make if I<br>> bought a bitcoin miner from Butterfly Labs, and I thought I'd share my<br>> calculations in case any of you found it interesting (and to double<br>> check my math... LOL)<br><br>Here is a live stream of an inexpensive Butterfly ASIC in
operation:<br><br><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/butterfly_live/">http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/butterfly_live/</a><br></div><div class="y_msg_container"><br>Pooled, it is mining about 2 BTC per 10 days. That is a fantastic ROI at current prices, but I suspect you cannot buy one anytime soon at the list price. As I understand it, it is backlogged into the thousands. There is no telling what the economics will look like by the time your order is filled, if it is ever filled.</div><div class="y_msg_container"><br></div><div class="y_msg_container">Gordon<br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>