The U.S. Department of Energy and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) agreed to suspend mandatory investigations into the energy use of Bitcoin miners after being sued. (Bitcoin Magazine)
Previously, court documents showed that a number of U.S. mining companies, led by Texas Blockchain Council and Riot Platforms, jointly filed a civil lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy and the Energy Information Administration (EIA), accusing the defendants of "illegally" collecting 82 bitcoins, including Riot. Proprietary data from Bitcoin mining companies.
Recently, the EIA issued an “urgent” investigation into Bitcoin miners, requesting highly proprietary information such as the specifications of the machines used at each mine, the specific location of mining operations, and the commercial energy partners associated with each contract information, etc.