U.S. Customs Increases Crackdown on ASIC Miners

BlockBeats News, February 14th, according to Blockspace, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is intensifying its seizure of Bitcoin ASIC miners. In addition to Bitmain, MicroBT and Canaan devices have also been included in the seizure list. Last year, CBP seized Bitmain Antminer S21 and T21 miners, suspected due to their inclusion of AI chips from the restricted chipmaker Sophgo. This seizure is based on 19 USC 1595a(c)(2)(A) regulations, involving unauthorized communication devices and devices not certified by the FCC.