ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the mining company American Bitcoin, supported by members of President Trump's family, exercised options this month to purchase 16,299 Antminer U 3 S 21 EXPH from Bitmain, with a total hash rate of 14.02 EH/s, for a transaction amount of approximately $314 million. The agreement excludes the impact of rising tariffs. Under pressure from the trade war, Bitmain announced that it will establish its first ASIC production plant in the United States by the end of the year and plans to set up its headquarters in Florida or Texas. Data from Cambridge University shows that Bitmain holds an 82% share of the global mining machine market.