U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas (Central Division) at the Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Photo: Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons) Arkansas Judge, Prosecutor Accused of Targeted Crypto-Miner Crackdown
"Bitcoin mining gets a lot of criticism for the amount of energy it uses," said Justin Daniels, a partner at Baker Donelson. "But data training centers for artificial intelligence do the same thing, yet I don't hear the criticism."
September 30, 2024 at 03:51 PM
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Cryptocurrency
What You Need to Know
- A crypto-mining company sued an Arkansas County judge, a prosecutor and additional defendants in federal court.
- The company acquired the title to the land before there were related ordinances and was later targeted by future ordinances that led to the company's arrest, according to the complaint.
- An expert said this case is an example of a prevalent problem crypto miners face in cities and counties around the country.
An Arkansas County judge and prosecutor are facing a complaint in federal court over their enforcement of an ordinance that allegedly targets the business of a cryptocurrency mining company over its noise levels.
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