The Trump family is deepening its involvement in cryptocurrency with a major move into bitcoin (BTC) mining

Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are merging their firm, American Data Centers, with a new mining venture called American Bitcoin

The Trump family is deepening its involvement in cryptocurrency with a major move into bitcoin (BTC) mining, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are merging their firm, American Data Centers, with a new mining venture called American Bitcoin, taking a 20% stake in the company. The remaining 80% will be owned by Hut 8 (TSX: HUT), a publicly traded crypto infrastructure firm, which is contributing nearly 61,000 mining machines to the new entity.

According to the report, no cash changed hands in the deal.

Eric Trump, who will serve as American Bitcoin’s chief strategy officer, describes the initiative as aligned with the family’s focus on hard assets, likening digital currencies to real estate. He emphasized plans to build a “bitcoin reserve” and potentially take the company public.

American Bitcoin will be separate from the Trump Organization, and there may be opportunities for collaboration with World Liberty Financial—the DeFi project launched by the Trump brothers.

Hut 8 will host the mining operations in its 11 U.S. data centers. CEO Asher Genoot said low energy costs and scalable infrastructure will give American Bitcoin a competitive edge.

The board of directors will include Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen and FabFitFun co-founder Michael Broukhim.

Despite criticism over bitcoin mining’s environmental impact, Eric Trump believes lower U.S. energy costs will help American miners outpace global competitors.