US border patrol continues to seize Bitcoin mining equipment: report

Customs and the protection of American borders continue its seizure of bitcoin extraction equipment in the American ports.

ASIC minors are said to be held in the American entrance ports at the request of the Federal Commission Commission. According to documents revised By blockspace and sources familiar with the issue, the agency has expanded its detention efforts to include microbtes and canaan units.

The latest crises increase CBP previous actions Against the Antmin S21 and T21 units, which would have been held due to the AI ​​chips of the SOPHGO trade supplier. Now the agency also seizes the Bitmain units for the first time since last fall.

An assigned source said that the loss of $ 5 million in equipment. A CBP letter shared with blockspace confirmed the seizure of Bitmain S21 Pro units at San Francisco International Airport on January 10, 2025, citing violations of the American code linked to unauthorized radio frequency equipment and not in accordance with the FCC.

One month’s delays

Customs and the protection of American borders, at the request of the Federal Communications Commission, were have imports Bitmain Asic Antmin minors at the national level, causing delays up to two months.

Delays affected seven bitcoins based in the United States (BTC) MINUMER SOCIETIES. The detained models included the S21 and T21 series.

The CBP did not disclose the reason for the sockets or provided a resolution calendar. Delays mainly have an impact on ports on the west coast such as San Francisco and do not currently target microb or canaan units.