Hive Blockchain’s CEO Aydin Kilic on Global Bitcoin Mining, Trump’s Policies, and the Future of the Electro-Dollar
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As the Bitcoin mining industry matures and faces both new opportunities and challenges, some companies are doubling down on international growth, sustainability, and strategic positioning. Hive Blockchain is one of them. CryptoPotato caught up with Aydin Kilic, CEO of Hive Blockchain at Paris Blockchain Week 2025, to talk about the company’s bold expansion plans, how U.S. political shifts under Trump might reshape mining, and why Paraguay — not Texas — is where the company is putting its biggest bets. International Mining Effort and Trump’s Impact on the Market Hive has historically been known as a Canadian player. But as Kilic pointed out, the corporate center of gravity is shifting. “We recently announced that our HQ is moving from Vancouver to San Antonio, but we still have the office in Vancouver,” Kilic shared. “We’ve been listed on NASDAQ since 2021, and being domiciled in the U.S. helps us qualify for U.S. indexes. That’s important for exposure and investor positioning.” Yet despite the headline move, Kilic emphasized that their mining operations remain international. He said they’re not mining in the US, which spares them from the tariffs because they are not importing ASICs into the US. When asked about the political landscape, especially under Trump, Kilic didn’t hesitate to connect the dots between policy and mining outcomes. “Bitcoin shot up to all-time highs after Trump’s win — we saw $108,000 Bitcoin, which was phenomenal,” Kilic recalled. “There was a lot of excitement in the industry that his administration would bring in pro-Bitcoin, pro-mining policies.” One symbolic moment stood out to him: Trump’s appearance at the Nashville Bitcoin conference. “It’s the first time ever that a presidential candidate, and now a president, has spoken at the Bitcoin conference,” Kilic said. “That signaled big things.” Kilic introduced the concept of the American electro-dollar, a…
