KnCMiner Becomes Platinum Bitcoin Foundation Member
Announced today on the Bitcoin Foundation blog was news that the Bitcoin Foundation has added a new Platinum member. If you haven't already guessed by the headline, it's KnCMiner, the Sweden-based mining hardware manufacturer. Ordinarily, the new addition of a Bitcoin Foundation member is, well, uneventful. But when a new Platinum member is added, let's just say it's a little bit of a big deal. Why? Because with KnCMiner included, that means there's only two Platinum members. The other member is the Bitcoin Store. "We are avid believers in Bitcoin and its potential to shape the future of....
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We knew that KnC has been gaining huge profits now they begun to spend some of their income… Staring with a decent 100.000$ Platinum member fee to the Bitcoin Foundatin… We bet the foundation was quite happy to put their logo out there. In five short years, Bitcoin mining has inspired cutting edge innovation and breathed new life into the silicon industry. Leading the pack is our newest Platinum member, KnCMiner. “We are avid believers in Bitcoin and its potential to shape the future of digital transactions worldwide — most notably for millions of people traditionally locked out of the....
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