{"id":59842,"date":"2025-11-22T11:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T11:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=59842"},"modified":"2025-11-22T11:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T11:01:32","slug":"chinese-bitcoin-mining-giant-bitmain-faces-us-probe-over-national-security-concerns-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=59842","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Faces US Probe Over National Security Concerns \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chinese Bitcoin mining manufacturer Bitmain Technologies Ltd. has reportedly been at the center of a months-long federal investigation in the US over concerns that its products could pose risks to America\u2019s national security.<\/p>\n

Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Faces US Scrutiny<\/h2>\n

On Friday, Bloomberg reported<\/a> that Bitmain, the global leader in Bitcoin mining hardware production, has been under investigation by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for several months due to national security concerns.<\/p>\n

According to a US official and six other people familiar with the matter, the investigation, allegedly known as \u201cOperation Red Sunset,\u201d was launched to assess whether Bitmain\u2019s Bitcoin mining hardware could be \u201cremotely controlled for spying or to sabotage the American power grid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reportedly, federal investigators have stopped some of Bitmain\u2019s machines at US ports to learn more about them, occasionally pulling the machines<\/a> apart to test their chips and code for \u201cmalicious capabilities.\u201d Additionally, they examined potential tariff and import tax violations. However, details of what, if anything, was found were not disclosed.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg sources claim that the probe was accompanied by policy deliberations at the White House\u2019s National Security Council, with talks that began under the previous government and reportedly carried over into the early months of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that the Beijing-based Bitcoin mining manufacturer has faced scrutiny over the past few years, with previous federal reviews raising national security concerns<\/a> over the use of Bitmain\u2019s machines near military bases in the US.<\/p>\n

In July, a report from the US Senate Intelligence Committee alleged that the Bitcoin mining giant\u2019s hardware could be manipulated from China and presented \u201cseveral disturbing vulnerabilities\u201d to the nation.<\/p>\n

Additionally, members of the US House of Representatives have called for a federal investigation into Bitmain. In a September letter, Representative Zachary Nunn asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to review the Chinese firm, citing potential links to foreign state actors.<\/p>\n

Bitmain Rejects National Security Concerns<\/h2>\n

David Feith, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and a former member of the Trump<\/a> Administration\u2019s National Security Council, told the news media outlet that \u201cBitmain has been a screaming challenge on national security grounds and, evidently, on law-enforcement grounds too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something that our crypto industry and crypto policy should turn a lot more focus to,\u201d Feith suggested. However, Bitmain rejected these concerns in a statement to Bloomberg, affirming that \u201cit\u2019s \u2018unequivocally false\u2019 to assert that the company can remotely control its machines from China.\u201d<\/p>\n

The firm stated that it \u201cstrictly complies with US and applicable laws and regulations and has never engaged in activities that pose risks to US national security,\u201d adding that it \u201chas no awareness of or any information at all regarding any alleged federal investigation purported to be called \u2018Operation Red Sunset.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Moreover, the Bitcoin mining giant revealed that it was unaware of the investigation related to tariffs or import duties, noting that the detentions of its machines were due to concerns raised by the Federal Communications Commission and \u201cnothing out of the ordinary was found.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Bloomberg reported, the status of the investigation<\/a> remains unclear, and it could carry on for an extended period without resulting in public legal proceedings. Regarding the inquiry, a senior administration official said that \u201cthe US government is concerned about threats of this nature and are constantly and vigilantly monitoring them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s spokesperson, Mike Alvarez, told the news media outlet that the DHS \u201cdoes not comment on open and active investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chinese Bitcoin mining manufacturer Bitmain Technologies Ltd. has reportedly been at the center of a months-long federal investigation in the US over concerns that its products could pose risks to America\u2019s national security. Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Faces US Scrutiny On Friday, Bloomberg reported that Bitmain, the global leader in Bitcoin mining hardware production, has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-59842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59842\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}