This morning MARA, the biggest publicly-traded Bitcoin mining firm, shared that it will likely be rolling out three new information facilities within the U.S.
Would it not have made such an announcement had Harris received the election? In all probability. (It’s not like they whisked up these information facilities in a single day.)
However would they’ve made the announcement with such gusto, highlighting the truth that the bitcoin the corporate mines can be “Made In USA”? In all probability not.
American compute energy is accelerating. At the moment, we’re saying:
-Three new information facilities.
-Owned and operated in Ohio.
-372 megawatts of capability.#Bitcoin – Made in USA. pic.twitter.com/ltDbhKrCHJ— MARA (@MARAHoldings) November 11, 2024
The “Made In USA” line is probably going a nod to President-elect Donald Trump, who’s stated he needs all future bitcoin mined in the US.
Since Trump received the election, the shares for bitcoin mining corporations throughout the board have skyrocketed, with CleanSpark (CLSK) even being halted attributable to such breakneck upward worth motion, indicating that not solely miners but in addition buyers consider that Bitcoin mining is welcome within the U.S. and that the trade will thrive in consequence.
And it isn’t solely Bitcoin miners who really feel that Bitcoin corporations are protected to function within the U.S. Alex Leishman, CEO and CTO of Bitcoin alternate River, additionally believes that the Trump administration can be sort to Bitcoin companies (and Bitcoin holders).
Main dangers to Bitcoin have been eliminated or made considerably much less probably this 12 months:
– Federal Ban / Chokepoint (with Trump that is a lot much less probably)
– Gox cash dumping (cash have already been distributed)
– Self custody ban (much less probably with Trump)— Alexander Leishman 🇺🇸 (@Leishman) November 11, 2024
On this tweet, Leishman seemingly refers back to the promise Trump made in his keynote speech at Bitcoin 2024 to guard the correct to self-custody and to cease the Federal forms from unlawfully cracking down on the Bitcoin and crypto trade.
Will Trump comply with by means of on all of his guarantees? Laborious to inform.
It appears probably that he’ll, although, as cash talks and the Bitcoin/crypto foyer raised hundreds of thousands for Trump’s marketing campaign.
For now, although, optimism abounds, which is refreshing after 4 years of the Biden administration, which made Bitcoin and crypto corporations really feel uneasy about their standing within the U.S.
