Eric and Donald Trump Jr. launched a family bitcoin-mining venture

Date: 2025-03-31
Entry type: family-crypto-business
Current status: Venture launched; later operating status not assessed here
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Hut 8 contributed most of its mining equipment for an 80 percent stake in American Bitcoin, while the Trump brothers' investor group held the remainder.

Entities and roles

American Bitcoin Corp.family crypto business
Donald J. Trumppresident and father of company co-founders

Claims and evidence

factreported
Hut 8 and an investor group including Donald Trump's sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. launched American Bitcoin in March 2025; Hut 8 contributed mining equipment for an 80 percent stake.
- Axios: Trump sons launch bitcoin mining ventureLaunch announcement, ownership structure, and contributed mining equipment