- U.S. Bitcoin miners shift towards domestic ASIC hardware to reduce tariff expenses and diversify their supplier options efficiently.
- Auradine’s ASIC demand grows rapidly as miners seek alternatives to Asian manufacturers amidst ongoing trade policy challenges.
The production of Bitcoin mining hardware in the United States is expanding as local and foreign firms respond to changing trade conditions and market demands. A rising interest in application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) from the U.S.-based manufacturer Auradine has driven this growth. Auradine provides equipment that offers an alternative for miners seeking to reduce reliance on Asian suppliers.
Chinese hardware producers are also establishing a stronger presence in the U.S. Canaan, one of the leading manufacturers, has completed a pilot production run of mining equipment on American soil. This effort reflects a strategy to reduce exposure to trade tariffs. Canaan has chosen to focus on Bitcoin mining hardware and its own mining operations, stepping away from its artificial intelligence chip division.
Other major ASIC manufacturers, including MicroBT and Bitmain, are also expanding their operations in the U.S. The companies aim to offset the impact of a 30% tariff imposed on Chinese imports during the administration of President Donald Trump. These tariffs raise the cost of importing ASICs for U.S. miners, making locally produced hardware a more cost-effective choice.
Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), a mining firm, recently acquired 1,000 units from Auradine’s Teraflux product line. The company plans to install the devices at its 40-megawatt data center in Glasscock, Texas. According to a statement released on June 23, the hardware includes AT2880 models designed for air cooling.
The AT2880 provides 180 terahashes per second (TH/s) of processing power in standard mode. In turbo mode, the device can deliver up to 260 TH/s. Energy consumption ranges from 16 joules per terahash (J/TH) in standard mode to 18 J/TH in turbo mode. These figures place the AT2880 on par with Bitmain’s S21 machines, which are currently in wide use across the mining sector.
Abdumalik Mirakhmedov, executive chairman of GDA, stated that Auradine’s equipment provides the performance and adaptability needed for mining at scale while supporting the company’s approach to power consumption and grid stability.
At present, neither GDA’s official site nor mining data platforms like Hashrate Index disclose the full capacity of the firm’s operations in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, or Sweden.
GDA’s recent purchase follows a broader move by U.S. miners to adopt domestic hardware. Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), the largest publicly listed Bitcoin mining firm, previously announced that it had allocated nearly half of its 2025 ASIC orders to Auradine.
This trend reflects efforts by miners to manage operating costs linked to tariffs on Chinese hardware. Given that firms such as Bitmain and MicroBT account for about 97% of global ASIC sales, the shift toward U.S.-produced equipment signals a practical response to trade policy and supplier diversification goals.
