特朗普家族正在加深其参与加密货币，并重大地进入比特币（BTC）采矿

埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）和小唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump Jr.

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

根据《华尔街日报》的一份报告，特朗普家族正在加深其参与加密货币的参与。

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.

埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）和小唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump Jr.）将其公司，美国数据中心（American Data Centers）与一家名为American Bitcoin的新矿业公司合并，并拥有该公司20％的股份。其余的80％将由公共交易的加密基础设施公司HUT 8（TSX：HUT）所有，该公司为新实体贡献了近61,000台矿业机。

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

根据报告，交易中没有现金易手。

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.

埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）将担任美国比特币首席战略官，他将该倡议描述为与家庭对硬资产的关注，将数字货币比作房地产。他强调计划建立“比特币储备”，并有可能将公司公开。

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.

美国比特币将与特朗普组织分开，并且可能会有与世界自由金融合作的机会，这是特朗普兄弟发起的DEFI项目。

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.

小屋8将在其11个美国数据中心举办采矿业务。首席执行官Asher Genoot表示，低能源成本和可扩展基础设施将使美国比特币具有竞争优势。

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

董事会将包括Tinder联合创始人Justin Mateen和Fabfitfun联合创始人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.

尽管对比特币采矿的环境影响批评，但埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）认为，较低的美国能源成本将帮助美国矿工超过全球竞争对手。