U.S. National Security Probe Targets Crypto Giant Bitmain Amidst Grid and Cyber Concerns
U.S. officials are conducting a secret, high-level national security investigation into Bitmain, the Beijing-based company that supplies most of the world’s Bitcoin mining hardware. Key Concerns & The Investigation: The Problem: U.S. lawmakers and intelligence officials fear that foreign-made bitcoin mining infrastructure—specifically Bitmain’s equipment—could be exploited to create cyber and energy-grid vulnerabilities due to its … Read more