253 BTC ($3,577 USD) Bet that Butterfly Labs will not Deliver an ASIC Prior to March 1st, 2013 #bitcoin

253 BTC ($3,577 USD) Bet that Butterfly Labs will Not Deliver an ASIC Prior to March 1st, 2013

253 BTC ($3,577 USD) Bet that Butterfly Labs will not Deliver an ASIC Prior to March 1st, 2013 #bitcoin

on the 5th of January was not receiving much attention until late yesterday, when someone threw some significant money on the "no" side. The bet looks like this: 253 BTC (250 of which was bet last night) says that Butterfly Labs (BFL) will not be able to deliver their ASIC product prior to the 1st of March. The bet itself does not close until the 22nd of February (a bit strange), which leaves plenty of time for people who disagree with the "no" side to place a counter-bet. Bets of Bitcoin has a similar bet on their site, stating, "Butterfly Labs will not ship ASIC-based BitForce SC products before April 2013. 59 BTC are on the "yes" side while 184 BTC are on the "no" side. In other words, the predictions market on Bets of Bitcoin is optimistic that BFL will deliver before April 2013. Between the two markets, the consensus seems to be that delivery will take place sometime ...

Full article: http://www.thebitcointrader.com/2013/01/253-btc-3577-usd-...

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RT @GoWestBTC: 253 BTC ($3,577 USD) Bet that Butterfly Labs will not Deliver an ASIC Prior to March 1st, 2013 [link] #bitcoin
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253 BTC ($3,577 USD) Bet that Butterfly Labs will not Deliver an ASIC Prior to March 1st, 2013 [link] #bitcoin
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253 BTC ($3,577 USD) Bet that Butterfly Labs will not Deliver an ASIC Prior to March 1st, 2013 [link] #bitcoin
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253 BTC ($3,577 USD) Bet that Butterfly Labs will not Deliver an ASIC Prior to March 1st, 2013 [link] #bitcoin