Emre Yumlu 
Several members of President Donald Trump’s family are backing a new venture aimed at becoming the world’s largest Bitcoin mining company.
Trump Family and Hut 8 Partnership: A Major Step in Crypto Mining with American Bitcoin
President Donald Trump’s sons, in partnership with Hut 8, have launched American Bitcoin, aiming to become the world’s largest Bitcoin mining company and build strategic Bitcoin reserves. On March 31, Hut 8 announced it had acquired the majority stake in American Bitcoin, a company founded by an investor group that includes Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
As part of the agreement, American Bitcoin will acquire Hut 8’s Bitcoin mining hardware. Donald Trump Jr. expressed his and the American Data Centers’ strong belief in Bitcoin both personally and professionally. The new venture aims to become “the world’s largest and most efficient pure Bitcoin miner and build a solid strategic Bitcoin reserve.” Mining operations will remain under Hut 8’s computing segment but will operate under the American Bitcoin brand.
The Trump family continues to invest in the crypto industry while advocating for policies supporting it. Last week, they granted pardons to the three founders of BitMEX. Additionally, the U.S. Treasury Department removed the decentralized crypto mixer Tornado Cash from its sanctions list, and the SEC clarified that memecoins are not considered securities.
Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot on Strategic Transformation and American Bitcoin’s Future
Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot described the launch of American Bitcoin as a “significant evolution” in the company’s strategy. He stated that separating the mining business from other corporate activities would help increase capital and align the cost of capital with each segment of the business. He further added:
“This will transform Hut 8 into more predictable, financeable, and lower-cost capital segments and position American Bitcoin as a pure mining platform built for exahash growth, Bitcoin production, and operational leverage.”
This announcement followed a report revealing that, by the end of 2024, Hut 8 had surpassed $1 billion in Bitcoin reserves, having purchased 990 BTC for $100 million. At that time, the company’s total Bitcoin mining had reached 10,096 BTC, with an average cost of $24,484 per Bitcoin.
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