U.S. Customs and Border Protection has expanded its crackdown on cryptocurrency mining equipment, seizing Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining ASICs at multiple ports across the country.
What Happened: Acting on requests from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency has not only detained shipments of Bitmain’s Antminer S21 and T21 models but is now targeting hardware from rival manufacturers MicroBT and Canaan as well, according to a report by Blockspace.
The widening scope of enforcement marks a significant escalation in regulatory scrutiny on mining hardware imports.
Documents reviewed by Blockspace and sources confirmed that CBP is actively holding shipments of mining units at entry points, citing compliance issues related to FCC regulations.
The seizures come after earlier concerns that some mining units contained AI chips sourced from Sophgo, a Chinese company that the U.S. …
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