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The new trade tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump may place added 
pressure on the Bitcoin mining ecosystem both domestically and globally, 
according to one industry executive.
While the US is home to Bitcoin (BTC) mining manufacturing firms such as 
Auradine, it&#8217;s still &#8220;not possible to make the whole supply chain, including 
materials, US-based,&#8221; Kristian Csepcsar, chief marketing officer at BTC mining 
tech provider Braiins, told Cointelegraph.
On April 2, Trump announced sweeping tariffs, imposing a 10% tariff on all 
countries that export to the US and introducing &#8220;reciprocal&#8221; levies targeting 
America&#8217;s key trading partners.
Community members have debated the potential effects of the tariffs on 
Bitcoin, with some saying their impact has been overstated, while others see 
them as a significant threat.
## Tariffs compound existing mining challenges
Csepcsar said the mining industry is already experiencing tough times, 
pointing to key indicators like the BTC hashprice.
Hashprice &#8212; a measure of a miner&#8217;s daily revenue per unit of hash power spent 
to mine BTC blocks &#8212; has been on the decline since 2022 and dropped to all- 
time lows of $50 for the first time in 2024.
According to data from Bitbo, the BTC hashprice was still hovering around all- 
time low levels of $53 on March 30.
_Bitcoin hashprice since late 2013. Source: Bitbo_
&#8220;Hashprice is the key metric miners follow to understand their bottom line. It 
is how many dollars one terahash makes a day. A key profitability metric, and 
it is at all-time lows, ever,&#8221; Csepcsar said.
He added that mining equipment tariffs were already increasing under the Biden 
administration in 2024, and cited comments from Summer Meng, general manager 
at Chinese crypto mining supplier Bitmars.
_Source:__Summer Meng_
&#8220;But they keep getting stricter under Trump,&#8221; Csepcsar added, referring to 
companies such as the China-based Bitmain &#8212; the world&#8217;s largest ASIC 
manufacturer &#8212; which is subject to the new tariffs.
Trump&#8217;s latest measures include a 34% additional tariff on top of an existing 
20% levy for Chinese mining imports. In response, China reportedly imposed its 
own retaliatory tariffs on April 4.
## BTC mining firms to &#8220;lose in the short term&#8221;
Csepcsar also noted that cutting-edge chips for crypto mining are currently 
massively produced in countries like Taiwan and South Korea, which were hit by 
new 32% and 25% tariffs, respectively.
&#8220;It will take a decade for the US to catch up with cutting-edge chip 
manufacturing. So again, companies, including American ones, lose in the short 
term,&#8221; he said.
_Source:__jmhorp_
Csepcsar also observed that some countries in the Commonwealth of Independent 
States region, including Russia and Kazakhstan, have been beefing up mining 
efforts and could potentially overtake the US in hashrate dominance.
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Report**_
&#8220;If we continue to see trade war, these regions with low tariffs and more 
favorable mining conditions can see a major boom,&#8221; Csepcsar warned.
As the newly announced tariffs potentially hurt Bitcoin mining both globally 
and in the US, it may become more difficult for Trump to keep his promise of 
making the US the global mining leader.
Trump&#8217;s stance on crypto has shifted multiple times over the years. As his 
administration embraces a more pro-crypto agenda, it remains to be seen how 
the latest economic policies will impact his long-term strategy for digital 
assets.
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