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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details Narrative)	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares yr shares	Jan. 22, 2019 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 $ / shares
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Common stock par value	$ 0.001		$ 0.001
CleanSpark [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Number of common shares entitled to receive \| shares	175,000
Common stock par value	$ 0.001
Stock split ratio	10
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Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Exercise period of warrants		5 years
Number of common shares called by warrants \| shares		50,000
Exercise price of warrants		$ 16.00
Warrant 2 [Member] \| CleanSpark [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Exercise period of warrants		5 years
Number of common shares called by warrants \| shares		50,000
Exercise price of warrants		$ 20.00
CleanSpark Warrants [Member] \| Volatility [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrant fair value measurement input	2.82
CleanSpark Warrants [Member] \| Risk-Free Interest Rate [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrant fair value measurement input	0.0166
CleanSpark Warrants [Member] \| Common Stock Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrant fair value measurement input	5.40
CleanSpark Warrants [Member] \| Expected Life [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrant fair value measurement input \| yr	4.07
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Number of common shares called by warrants \| shares	50,000
Exercise price of warrants	$ 16.00
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Exercise price of warrants	$ 20.00
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