American Bitcoin
Company typePublic
NasdaqABTC
IndustryBitcoin mining
IncorporatedDelaware
FoundedMarch 2025
FoundersEric Trump
Donald Trump Jr.
HeadquartersMiami, Florida, United States
Key people
Eric Trump (chief strategy officer)
Matt Prusak (President)[1]
OwnerHut 8 Mining (80 %)
Websitehttps://www.abtc.com/

American Bitcoin Corp is an American bitcoin mining and treasury management company majority owned by Canadian miner Hut 8 Mining.[2] It is incorporated in Delaware with its headquarters located in Miami, Florida.[3]

History

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American Bitcoin was founded in March 2025 by Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and shareholders of their former venture, American Data Centers.[2] Plans for the venture emerged in late 2024 when Hut 8 executives met Eric Trump at the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida.[2] Between April and May 31, 2025, the company mined 215 bitcoin and reported it had raised $220 million by July 1, 2025 to fund mining equipment and a strategic bitcoin reserve.[2] Matt Prusak was appointed as the company’s first President in 2025.[1]

On 12 May 2025, it was announced that Gryphon would merge with American Bitcoin in an all-stock transaction, with the new entity retaining the American Bitcoin name.[4] On September 3, 2025, American Bitcoin began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market after a merger with Gryphon Digital Mining.[4]

Operations

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American Bitcoin operates mining facilities supplied by Hut 8 in Niagara Falls, Medicine Hat, Alberta and Orla, Texas.[2] As of May 31, 2025, the company operated over sixty thousand ASIC miners and held contractual rights to purchase an additional 17,280 Bitmain machines.[2]

In a September 2025 SEC filing, the company reported holdings of 2,443 bitcoin, valued at approximately $269 million. According to an investor presentation American Bitcoin follows three lines of strategy: operate mining facilities, accumulate bitcoin through mining and open market purchases, and building related services.[5]

Ownership

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Hut 8 owns eighty percent of the equity while the Trump family and American Data Centers shareholders hold the remaining twenty percent.[2][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ge Huang, Vicky (3 September 2025). "Trump Brothers-Backed Bitcoin Mining Company Is Set to List on Nasdaq". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Klein, Jessica (31 July 2025). "The Inside Story of Eric Trump's American Bitcoin". Wired. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  3. ^ Ge Huang, Vicky (3 September 2025). "Trump Brothers-Backed Bitcoin Mining Company Is Set to List on Nasdaq". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b McColl, Bill (12 May 2025). "Eric Trump's Bitcoin Mining Firm to Go Public". Investopedia. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  5. ^ Dale, Brady (4 September 2025). "Why the Trump family backed American Bitcoin is a different sort of power play". Axios. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. ^ Koh Gui Qing, Milana Vinn (2025-09-03). "Trump's oldest sons' American Bitcoin stake worth $1.5 billion in stock debut". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-09-05.