Bitmain accuses Orb Energy of misappropriating Bitcoin and damaging mining machines, requesting the bankruptcy court to return the equipment

ChainCatcher news, according to The Miner Mag, Bitmain has filed a motion in a U.S. bankruptcy court to reclaim thousands of Bitcoin mining machines hosted by Orb Energy, accusing the Texas-based company of misappropriating digital assets, obstructing access, and damaging equipment worth millions of dollars.

In an emergency motion submitted on August 27, Bitmain stated that under the hosting sales agreement, the 2,700 Antminer servers located at Orb Energy's Van Vleck facility still belong to Bitmain and should not be included in Orb's bankruptcy assets.