According to industry experts cited in the report, U.S. tariffs on imported ASICs could increase Bitcoin mining equipment costs by 10-50%, potentially slowing BTC hashrate growth in America. Taras Kulyk, CEO of Synteq Digital, stated that U.S. hashrate dominance may plateau due to rising global competition from countries like Pakistan and Ethiopia. Lauren Lin, head of hardware at Luxor Technology, noted ongoing uncertainty in tariff policies, with miners adapting through robust secondary markets for pre-owned rigs. Jeff LaBerge of Bitdeer highlighted that efficiency improvements in newer ASICs could offset costs, while competition from AI data centers and diminishing ideal U.S. sites may shift mining investments abroad, affecting BTC production dynamics.