US officials say they're worried a Chinese-owned bitcoin mine in Wyoming will pose a national security threat, NYT reports

• A Bitcoin mine in Wyoming is on the radar of Pentagon officials. 
• The mine is connected to multiple Chinese companies and sits across from a Microsoft data center. 
• The company said that its placement near the data center, which supports the Pentagon, was unrelated. 

Pentagon officials monitoring a Bitcoin operation in Wyoming that sits across from a Microsoft data center and a nearby military base are worried that the owners' ties to China could pose a national security threat, per The New York Times.