President Joe Biden issued an order on Monday forcing a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining company to sell land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base, citing national security concerns. The company, MineOne, acquired the real estate in June 2022, placing its operations within a mile of Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, a “strategic missile base and […]
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Biden blocks Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near Wyoming military base
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base. The order forces the divestment of property operated as a crypto mining facility near the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. It also forces the removal of certain equipment […]
UK hits out at ‘unacceptable’ Chinese-backed cyber attacks on democracy
Chinese spies are likely to use details stolen by hacking the elections watchdog to target dissidents and critics of Xi Jinping’s government in the UK, British intelligence services believe. Beijing has been publicly blamed by the UK government for targeting the Electoral Commission and also being behind a campaign of online “reconnaissance” aimed at the […]