Coinbase Seeks 'Invasive' Details on US Bitcoin Mining Operations

Coinbase Seeks 'Invasive' Details on US Bitcoin Mining Operations

Coinbase's compliance office is seeking to acquire operational information from bitcoin mining companies in a process that some of the sector's businesses are framing as an infringement on their trade secrets. MegaBigPower (MBP) and Bitmain report that Coinbase has asked for detailed information regarding their mining facilities, requesting time-stamped photographs and videos of mining facilities and details about the origin of the hardware the companies operate. An email dated 25th March sent to MBP owner Dave Carlson and obtained by CoinDesk stated: "As a followup to our previous....


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