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US Bitcoin mining firms will try to capitalize on the Trump administration’s recent tariff pause by stocking up on mining rigs, but the baseline 10% tariffs will still leave the industry at a disadvantage, industry executives say.President Donald Trump paused his administration's hefty reciprocal tariffs until July 8, but kept a minimum 10% tariff on most countries bar China, which had its rate hiked to 145%.Hashlabs CEO Jaran Mellerud told Cointelegraph that while the 10% levy is much lighter than the initial tariffs, US miners are still at a “clear disadvantage” when it comes to purchasing mining machines compared to <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trumps-tariffs-lower-bitcoin-miner-price-outside-us" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">competitors abroad</a>.He said the baseline US tariffs aren’t enough “to make mining in the US unprofitable, but it definitely raises capital expenditure and will impact the long-term viability of new investments.”“We expect to see a short-term spike in machine imports as miners rush to get ahead of potential future tariff hikes,” Mellerud added.<figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/01962333-31a7-7b03-a23e-a234a8c0dd84" title="" alt="US crypto miners may rush to buy rigs in tariff pause despite ‘clear disadvantage’"><figcaption>Source: <a href="https://x.com/JMellerud/status/1910231748891324474" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Jaran Mellerud</a></figcaption></figure>A price hike on crypto mining rigs is already happening, Luxor Technology’s chief operating officer Ethan Vera told Cointelegraph.<blockquote> “US miners are still looking to purchase machines ahead of the potential further increase in 90 days. In addition, US-landed machines have run up in price, as have contracts with onshore assembly.”
</blockquote>On April 2, Trump’s hiked tariffs placed levies on Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia — countries home to three of the largest mining rig manufacturers — at respective rates of 36%, 32% and 24%.<h2 id="tariff-instability-will-stunt-us-bitcoin-mining-growth">Tariff instability will stunt US Bitcoin mining growth</h2>Mellerud said in an April 8 report, before the pause on the hiked tariffs, that Trump’s levies <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trumps-tariffs-lower-bitcoin-miner-price-outside-us" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">could collapse US demand</a> for mining rigs, to the benefit of non-US mining operations, as manufacturers will look outside the US to sell their surplus inventory for cheaper.He told Cointelegraph the now-lowered tariffs would offer some relief for US miners, but imposing the tariffs and then suddenly pausing them only added uncertainty to US <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/learn/articles/how-to-mine-bitcoin-a-beginners-guide-to-mine-btc" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin mining firms </a>looking to plan and scale.“What miners need is predictability and stable rules — not policy whiplash every few months.”Luxor’s Vera said that the policy changes “will certainly hurt growth” in the US.Related:<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-hashrate-one-zetahash-first-time-ever" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Bitcoin hashrate tops 1 Zetahash in historic first, trackers show</a>Vera said Luxor has even been forced to rethink its strategy and consider expanding into international markets for future expansion.<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-bitcoin-miners-meet-latest-show-of-industry-support" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Trump pledged</a> during his presidential campaign that he wanted all the remaining Bitcoin (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>) to be “made in the USA.” Several members of Trump’s family have also partnered with Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 to <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-family-hut8-launch-bitcoin-mining-firm" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">lead Bitcoin mining venture</a> “American Bitcoin” late last month. The venture aims to build the world’s largest Bitcoin mining firm with strategic reserves.&nbsp;While the tariffs are broad in nature, the crypto mining industry simply isn’t a “high priority” for the Trump administration, Vera said.Trump’s tariffs have shaken up almost every market, including the crypto markets and Bitcoin, which is down 1.2% over the last 24 hours to $80,555, CoinGecko<a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> data</a> shows.Bitcoin is now 26% off the $108,786 all-time high it set on Jan. 20 — the same day that <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-inauguration-2025-crypto-live" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Trump returned to the White House.</a>Asia Express: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-mine-soldiers-crypto-pickup-line-asia-express/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Illegal arcade disguised as … a fake Bitcoin mine? Soldier scams in China</a>

US crypto miners may rush to buy rigs in tariff pause despite ‘clear disadvantage’

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