Odaily Planet Daily News Bitcoin mining companies' shares rose about 10% on Wednesday, a day after U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to strengthen the country's crypto mining business. According to Google Finance data, among the top ten Bitcoin mining companies by market value, TeraWulf (WULF) and Hut 8 Mining (Hut) had the largest share price increases, rising 10.5% and 10.07% respectively on June 12. Core Scientific (CORZ), Iris Energy (IREN) and Cipher Mining (CIFR) ranked in the top five with increases of 9.87%, 9.72% and 8.94% respectively. CleanSpark (CLSK) and Riot Platforms (RIOT) also rose 8.15% and 6.5% respectively, but Marathon Digital (MARA), the largest Bitcoin mining company by market value, only rose 2.4% on the day. (Cointelegraph) Yesterday, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Bitcoin mining may be the last line of defense against CBDC. Hopefully, all remaining Bitcoins will be made in the USA, which will help the U.S. achieve energy dominance. Trump also told industry executives that he promised to support the industry if he is elected president in November.