Trump's Bitcoin Mining Tariffs Just Flipped the Industry

Trump’s tariffs may be reshaping the Bitcoin mining industry, beginning with where the rigs are made. Local officials in France have rejected a Bitcoin mining proposal that would have used surplus electricity—even as national lawmakers push for surplus-powered Bitcoin mining as part of the country’s energy strategy. Plus, quantum attacks on Bitcoin aren’t here yet, but one team is already building defenses. And stick around to the end for an urgent alert about the largest password breach in history and what it means for your Bitcoin security.

📌 CHAPTERS:
00:00 Cold Open
00:31 Trump Tariffs & US-Based Bitcoin Mining Rigs
02:22 France Rejects Surplus-Powered Mining Project
04:08 Project 11: Quantum Threats to Bitcoin
06:00 K33 Adds Bitcoin to Treasury
07:05 Password Breach & Security Takeaway

📰 SOURCES:
- Bitcoin Magazine – “Bitdeer Raises $330M to Expand Bitcoin and AI Operations”
- Bitcoin News – “France Rejects Bitcoin Mining Project Despite Green Energy Source”
- CoinDesk – “Project 11 Raises $6M to Protect Bitcoin From Quantum Threats”
- Cointelegraph – “K33 Launches $8M Share Issue to Buy More Bitcoin for Treasury”
- TechRadar – “Over 16 Billion Credentials Leaked in Largest Data Breach Ever”

🎨 VISUAL ATTRIBUTIONS:

**Story 1: US Mining Rigs & Tariffs**
- Photo: “Bitcoin mining rig” by Marko Ahtisaari, CC BY 2.0 – via Wikimedia Commons
- Image: Bitmain, CC BY-SA 4.0 – via Wikimedia Commons
- American flag image – public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Logos for Bitmain, MicroBT, and Canaan – used under fair use for commentary

**Story 2: Project 11 & Quantum Security**
- Photo: Greg Foss – used under fair use for commentary, via BitcoinDay.io
- Photo: Luke Dashjr – used under fair use for commentary, via LinkedIn
- Screenshot of Project 11 blog post – “Announcing Our $6M Seed Round,” via blog.projecteleven.com
- Quantum CPU illustration by Freepik – used under free license with attribution

**Story 3: France’s Mining Rejection**
- Map of France with Moselle region – via Canva Elements (no attribution required)

**Story 4: K33 Adds Bitcoin to Treasury**
- K33 logo – used under fair use for commentary, sourced via Crunchbase
- Norway flag – public domain, via Pixabay

**Story 5: Password Breach PSA**
- Presented as direct host commentary in Scene A – no slide visuals used
- Platform logos (Apple, Google, Facebook, etc.) referenced under fair use for identification

🎙️ HOST: Nate Martin
📺 SHOW: The Bitcoin Effect

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