Texas Blockchain Council and Riot secure win against US energy officials
According to the court filing, the temporary restraining order granted aims to “preserve the status quo," and will expire before March 25.
The Texas Blockchain Council (TBC) and Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms have won a favorable ruling from a United States District Judge in a lawsuit against several United States energy officials.
On Feb. 22, Cointelegraph reported that the TBC and Riot alleged the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (EIA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and their leadership sought an “invasive” data collection from cryptocurrency miners.
According to a Feb. 23 filing in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, thTBC and Riot convinced the judge that without a temporary restraining order (TRO) against further data collection, irreversible harm will happen.
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