Inkampani enkulu yezimayini ze-cryptocurrency Marathon Digital imangalelwe ngabahlali bedolobha laseGranbury, eTexas, ngamacala okungcoliswa komsindo, okuyinto, ngokusho kwabahlali bendawo, ilimaza impilo yabo futhi iphazamisa indlela yabo ejwayelekile yokuphila.
Iqembu lezakhamuzi zendawo lafaka icala enkantolo yesifunda yaseTexas ngokumelene neMarathon Digital Holdings, Inc., lithi indawo yezimayini ze-bitcoin yenkampani ibangela "izinkinga ezinkulu zempilo kanye nokuwohloka kwekhwalithi yokuphila" kubantu abahlala eduze kwesayithi.
Ngokwesitatimende esivela enkampanini engenzi nzuzo yezomthetho wezemvelo i-Earthjustice, emele abamangali, okungenani abahlali bendawo abayishumi nambili bahlangabezane nezinkinga ezinkulu zempilo, kufaka phakathi ukulahlekelwa ukuzwa okungenakulungiswa, i-migraines, i-tinnitus, kanye nesiyezi esinzima.
Abamangali bakhathazekile ngokukhuphuka kwezindleko zikagesi esifundeni, babika ukwenyuka kwebhilidi lika-$100–200 ngenyanga. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abahlali bakhala ngokwehla kwamanani empahla yabo, njengoba umsindo ohlala njalo nokudlidliza okuvela endaweni yezimayini kuguqula imizi yabo ibe "amajele."
Icala lifuna umyalelo unomphela wokuvimbela umsindo ngokweqile epulazini lezimayini laseMarathon kanti licela ukuthi inkantolo ithathe izinyathelo zokuvikela amalungelo nempilo yabahlali bendawo.
Izikhalazo zomsindo zafakwa kwabomthetho bendawo kusukela ngoNovemba 2023 kuya kuMashi 2024. Imizamo yenkampani yokunciphisa amazinga omsindo, kufaka phakathi ukufaka udonga lomsindo lwezinyawo ezingama-24, ayenele.
I-Marathon Digital ichaze ukuthi yathumela inhlangano yesithathu ukuba yenze ucwaningo lwezinga lomsindo futhi yathembisa ukuqhubeka nokuphenya ngalesi simo.