Digital Currencies (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Digital Currencies Details Abstract
Balance at beginning
Additions of digital currencies	1,505
Realized loss on sale of digital currencies	(110)
Impairment loss on digital currencies	(3)
Payment on convertible notes payable	(726)
Purchase of fixed assets	(250)
Payments to vendors	(386)
Balance at end	$ 30

Amount of additions of digital currencies.

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Carring valu of digital currency as of end of reporting period

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The amounts represented of the payment on convertible notes payables.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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The amount represents of the realized loss on sale of digital currencies.

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Amount of unrealized and realized gain (loss) on investment in marketable security, including other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI).

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Cash outflows under financing arrangements with vendors (seller-financed debt), which had a maturity date at inception of more than one year (or more than one operating cycle, if longer); such debt may have arisen from purchases of property, plant and equipment or other productive assets.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3291-108585

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