Swedish Bitcoin Miner to Chase $2 Billion Coding Prize

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A Swedish company that estimates its equipment is behind about 25 percent of the bitcoins being generated is looking beyond servicing unhappy clients.

KnCMiner is expanding its own data center where thousands of its machines mine bitcoin and similar software by solving complex algorithms. The shift in focus comes after industry sales of hardware “have stopped,” according to KnC co-founder Sam Cole.