The CEO of Marathon stated that about half of the mining machine orders this year are from the American Bitcoin chip designer and manufacturer Auradin. MARA is one of the earliest supporters of Auradin. Auradin will start shipping the Teraflux series Bitcoin ASICs in mid-2024, positioning itself as an American-made alternative to Chinese ASIC giants Bitmain and Canaan. Since U.S. President Trump announced new tariffs in April, Auradin has received a "large number of requests from U.S. mining companies looking to diversify their hardware equipment."