KnCMiner Offers 'Plan B' in Case of Neptune Miner Delivery Delay
One of the leaders in the bitcoin mining hardware market is planning contingencies for its future product lineup in case of delay. KnCMiner, a Stockholm-based bitcoin mining hardware company, has introduced a new program for its customers - Plan B. Plan B will help compensate for possible setbacks in the shipment of the company's new 20nm chip miner, due out later this year. Plan B details. "Plan B is simple," Sam Cole, one of KnCMiner's co-founders, told CoinDesk: "If we face a delay or any type, we will give each person a choice." This is a plan that the company is putting in place for....
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