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DIVESTITURES (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 22, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, issued		8,726,045		8,726,045	8,726,045
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Gain on deconsolidation			$ 4,200
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Description of price	The price for the Products payable by CleanSpark to the Company will be negotiated on a case by case basis, but all purchases of Products will have a target price of 91% of the CleanSpark customer’s purchase order price and will not be more than 109% of the Company’s cost.
Description of contract agreement term	The Contract Manufacturing Agreement has a term of 18 months and may be extended by mutual agreement of the Company and CleanSpark.
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Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
Number of shares converted	1,750,000
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Number of shares converted	500,000
Share price	$ 1.60
Warrant term	5 years
Fair value of investment		$ 3,900		$ 3,900
Recognized loss		$ 3,700		$ 325
Nevada corporation (CleanSpark) [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| Warrant 1 [Member]
Number of shares converted	500,000
Share price	$ 2.00
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