Federal lawsuit targets 'sweeping' data center ban in Hawkins Co.

HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A federal lawsuit against the Hawkins County government has been filed on behalf of ExoticRidge Crypto Company LLC in an effort to challenge the county's ban on data centers--otherwise known as Bitcoin mines. The Beacon Center of Tennessee filed the lawsuit on behalf of ExoticRidge; it claims that the county's [...]