US Bitcoin miners face 21% rig cost surge after Trump’s tariff goes live

A 100% tariff on imported semiconductors, formally enacted by the Trump administration on August 7, is reshaping the economics of crypto mining in the United States. The tariff, which targets chips made outside the U.S., threatens to increase the cost basis for miners already facing pressure from the April halving and ongoing network difficulty spikes. The post US Bitcoin miners face 21% rig cost surge after Trump’s tariff goes live appeared first on CryptoSlate.