US Customs and Border Protection (USCB) has temporarily detained the Bitmain Antminer S21 and the import of T21 series ASIC mining machines, as requested by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The measure appears to only target Bitmain, with manufacturers such as MicroBT and Canaan not being affected.
The detentions may be related to an investigation into chips supplied by Xiamen Sophgo, a company under investigation for potential violations of US sanctions. The situation highlights the growing tensions between US trade policy and technology regulation, and raises questions on how the US plans to become a Bitcoin mining superpower if it cannot import Chinese mining machines.
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