Organization and Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Basis of Presentation	Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation Organization MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (“MGT” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation incorporated in 2000. MGT was originally incorporated in Utah in 1977. MGT’s corporate office is in Raleigh, North Carolina. Cryptocurrency mining Current Operations MGT conducts cryptocurrency activities at a company-owned and managed Bitcoin mining facility in LaFayette, Georgia. Located adjacent to a utility substation, the several-acre property has access to about 20 megawatts (MW) of electrical power, half of which is presently utilized by the Company. Business activities are comprised of self-mining operations and leasing space to third parties. As of September 30, 2022 and November 14, 2022, the Company owned 430 and 230 S17 Antminer Pro (“S17 miners”), respectively and 37 Antminer S19 Pro Bitcoin miners. All miners are located at our Georgia facility. Over three-quarters of the S17 miners require various repairs to be productive. We are in the process of selling our remaining S17 miners, as well as loose hash boards, power supplies, controller boards, and other parts. In addition to its self-mining operations, the Company leases its owned space to other Bitcoin miners and also provides hosting services for owners of mining equipment. These measures improve utilization of the electrical infrastructure and better insulate us against the volatility of Bitcoin mining. MGT’s miners are housed in a modified shipping container on the Company’s owned property in Georgia. The entire facility, including the land and improvements, five 2500 KVA 3-phase transformers, three mining containers, and miners, are owned by MGT. We continue to explore ways to grow and maintain our current operations including but not limited to further potential equipment sales and raising capital to acquire the newest generation miners. The Company is also investigating other sites to develop into Bitcoin mining facilities in addition to expansion at its current property. Basis of presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10–Q and Rule 8 of Regulation S–X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. However, in the opinion of the management of the Company, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and operating results have been included in these statements. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 31, 2022. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any subsequent quarters or for the year ending December 31, 2022. COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted and may continue to disrupt our operations and those of our vendors, suppliers and other third parties on which we rely, and we may not be able to obtain new miners or replacement parts for our existing miners in a timely or cost-effective manner, which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our operations or our ability to obtain financing will depend on future developments which are uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions taken by governments and private businesses to contain COVID-19 to treat its impact, among others. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 continue for an extended period of time, financial markets may not be available to the Company for raising capital in order to fund future growth. Should the Company not be able to obtain financing in the amounts necessary or under terms which are economically feasible, we may be required to reduce planned future growth and/or the scope of our operations. Inflation Electricity and other prices are vulnerable to inflation.

Organization and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (“MGT” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation incorporated in 2000. MGT was originally incorporated in Utah in 1977. MGT’s corporate office is in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Cryptocurrency mining

Current Operations

MGT conducts cryptocurrency activities at a company-owned and managed Bitcoin mining facility in LaFayette, Georgia. Located adjacent to a utility substation, the several-acre property has access to about 20 megawatts (MW) of electrical power, half of which is presently utilized by the Company. Business activities are comprised of self-mining operations and leasing space to third parties.

As of September 30, 2022 and November 14, 2022, the Company owned 430 and 230 S17 Antminer Pro (“S17 miners”), respectively and 37 Antminer S19 Pro Bitcoin miners. All miners are located at our Georgia facility. Over three-quarters of the S17 miners require various repairs to be productive. We are in the process of selling our remaining S17 miners, as well as loose hash boards, power supplies, controller boards, and other parts.

In addition to its self-mining operations, the Company leases its owned space to other Bitcoin miners and also provides hosting services for owners of mining equipment. These measures improve utilization of the electrical infrastructure and better insulate us against the volatility of Bitcoin mining.

MGT’s miners are housed in a modified shipping container on the Company’s owned property in Georgia. The entire facility, including the land and improvements, five 2500 KVA 3-phase transformers, three mining containers, and miners, are owned by MGT. We continue to explore ways to grow and maintain our current operations including but not limited to further potential equipment sales and raising capital to acquire the newest generation miners. The Company is also investigating other sites to develop into Bitcoin mining facilities in addition to expansion at its current property.

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10–Q and Rule 8 of Regulation S–X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. However, in the opinion of the management of the Company, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and operating results have been included in these statements. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 31, 2022. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any subsequent quarters or for the year ending December 31, 2022.

COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted and may continue to disrupt our operations and those of our vendors, suppliers and other third parties on which we rely, and we may not be able to obtain new miners or replacement parts for our existing miners in a timely or cost-effective manner, which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our operations or our ability to obtain financing will depend on future developments which are uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions taken by governments and private businesses to contain COVID-19 to treat its impact, among others. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 continue for an extended period of time, financial markets may not be available to the Company for raising capital in order to fund future growth. Should the Company not be able to obtain financing in the amounts necessary or under terms which are economically feasible, we may be required to reduce planned future growth and/or the scope of our operations.

Inflation

Electricity and other prices are vulnerable to inflation.