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Bitcoin Miners Face Mounting Pressure as $100M Trade War Spikes Operational Costs
Bitcoin Miners Face Mounting Pressure as $100M Trade War Spikes Operational Costs
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Bitcoin's backbone is cracking under geopolitical strain.
Mining margins evaporate as US-China trade disputes trigger $100 million in retaliatory tariffs on mining hardware—just as the halving squeezes profitability.
Survival mode activated.
Miners scramble to relocate operations, hunting for cheaper energy and friendlier regulations. Some pivot to AI compute rentals; others hedge with Bitcoin options. The smart ones are stacking sats while difficulty adjusts.
Meanwhile, Wall Street still thinks 'hash rate' is a breakfast menu item. Classic.
Adapt or unplug—the game just got real.
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