Source: International Business Times

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Bitcoin miners have scored a win in a battle to block the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) bid to collect data on crypto miners’ energy usage, as a Texas court ruled that the agency’s move was likely “an abuse of discretion.”

In February, the EIA, which is a unit of the U.S. Energy Department, revealed plans to conduct a “mandatory survey focused on systematically evaluating the electricity consumption associated with cryptocurrency mining activity,” which it said was necessary “to better inform planning decisions and educate the public.”

The announcement was met with much uproar among Bitcoin miners, who believe the EIA was being intrusive.

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