US customs may have thought Bitcoin miners were radio frequency devices: Luxor
Thousands of Bitcoin mining machines had been reportedly seized as US ports of entry since as early as September, but there’s been conflicting information surrounding why.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authorities may have mistakenly seized thousands of Bitcoin miners under the impression that they were illegally imported radio frequency devices.
Thousands of Chinese-made Bitcoin (BTC) miners had reportedly been seized at US ports of entry since around September and only began being released again as of a few weeks ago.
The CBP’s move to seize the Bitcoin miners came at the request of the US Federal Communications Commission Agency, industry players have said.
