Butterfly Labs Resumes Services Following Court's Approval

Butterfly Labs Resumes Services Following Court's Approval

Bitcoin mining hardware supplier Butterfly Labs resumed its business operations this week following the court's permission. The Missouri-based company was shut downed since September 2014, following a complaint made by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). However on December 12, 2014, the US District Court rejected the FTC's appeal and allowed Butterfly Labs to continue operations. The court further handed the company's assets back to its rightful owners upon completion of the wind-down. Butterfly later took its website to express its homecoming to customers, and wrote: "We remain as....


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