Sen. Warren presses Commerce Department on Bitmain security risks and Trump family links

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seeking details on potential national security risks tied to Bitmain and raising concerns about the company's business connections to the Trump family, according to Odaily Planet Daily. Warren asked the department to provide records of communications between Bitmain and Eric Trump as well as Donald Trump Jr. Reports also say the FBI is running an investigation dubbed "Operation Red Sun" to evaluate whether the mining equipment could be susceptible to remote control. U.S. regulators have previously flagged repeated security concerns about Bitmain's products. Bitmain said the allegations are unfounded, while American Bitcoin Corp said its security testing identified no issues. (Bloomberg)