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They probably should have said something like:

x units were sold from our gaming line of products, however market research indicates y % of them are likely being used for cryptomining.

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I don't think it is even that important whether they specifically enumerate the destination of the cards. The important thing is that they should create an honest projection and risk assessment. When they present their earnings statement they need to indicate not only how much they sold but how much they expect to sell in the future. If they knew that a large portion of cards were going to cryptominers then they need ed to indicate the potential difference in growth stability between those sales and the normal consumer sales.

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