Maximum percent of the Company's cost in calculating the target price of manufactured items under agreement.

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Percent of CleanSpark customer's purchase order in determining the target price of items manufactured under agreement.

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- Definition

Represents warrant term.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative) - $ / shares	Jan. 22, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, issued		8,726,045	8,726,045
PCPI [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
Nevada corporation (CleanSpark) [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Contract Manufacturing Agreement [Member]
Target price (percent)	91.00%
Target price maximum (percent)	109.00%
Contract agreement term	18 months
Nevada corporation (CleanSpark) [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
Number of shares converted	1,750,000
Nevada corporation (CleanSpark) [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| Warrant [Member]
Number of shares converted	500,000
Common stock, issued	1.60
Warrant term	5 years
Nevada corporation (CleanSpark) [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| Warrant 1 [Member]
Common stock, issued	2.00
Warrant term	5 years