Why Corporate Lawyers Should Care About Supply Chain Resiliency in Emerging Technologies

Kishanthi Parella; Carla L. Reyes

Why Corporate Lawyers Should Care About Supply Chain Resiliency in Emerging Technologies

Kishanthi Parella
, Carla L. Reyes

Washington and Lee University School of Law

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Abstract

On September 2, 2025, U.S. Representative Zachary Nunn sent a letter to the chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) highlighting concerns over ownership transparency of certain bitcoin mining firms and suppliers connected to China. The national security attention on bitcoin mining supply chains reveals why corporate boards and their attorneys should care about supply chain resilience in emerging technologies. Using bitcoin mining as a case study, we reveal in a new article an important but, to date, overlooked reality: Corporate governance plays an important role in national security.

Original language	American English
Publisher	CLS Blue Sky Blog
State	Published - Oct 14 2025

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