Bitcoin Miner Tied To Trump Spends $314 Million On Chinese Computer Chips
American Bitcoin Corp., a mining company linked to US President Donald Trump’s family, has completed one of the largest hardware purchases in the crypto sector this year. Related Reading: From No To Maybe: Treasury Secretary Bessent Leaves Bitcoin Option Open Reports have disclosed that the firm paid around $314 million for 16,290 Antminer U3S21EXPH units […]
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