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Eric Trump, Donald Trump’s second son, posted that American Bitcoin, a bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family, has increased its bitcoin holdings by 200 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 7,500 BTC.
According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, AmericanBitcoin Corp—a Bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family—has acquired an additional 300 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 7,300 BTC, ranking it 16th on the Bitcoin holdings leaderboard.
Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump and co-founder of American Bitcoin, stated at the Consensus conference that the attitude of traditional financial institutions towards Bitcoin is undergoing a shift. Citing JPMorgan Chase as an example, he noted that 18 months ago, the institution was still "belittling" Bitcoin, yet now it allows customers to use their Bitcoin holdings as collateral to apply for home loans.Eric Trump also mentioned that traditional financial institutions such as Merrill Lynch and Charles Schwab have begun to embrace Bitcoin. He stated that these institutions have realized they can no longer fight against industry trends and have thus started to pivot towards supporting the Bitcoin ecosystem. He also revealed that American Bitcoin's current goal is to become the lowest-cost acquirer of Bitcoin in the industry. (CoinDesk)
According to Bloomberg, American Bitcoin Corp., a bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family, released its Q1 2026 financial results, reporting a net loss of $82 million—worsening from a $59 million loss in the previous quarter (Q4 2025), marking its second consecutive quarter of losses. Meanwhile, the company’s Q1 revenue stood at approximately $62 million, down roughly 20% year-on-year, primarily due to a decline in average bitcoin mining revenue per coin. Headquartered in Miami, the company was founded just before bitcoin’s price retreated from its all-time high.
According to Decrypt, American Bitcoin, a mining company affiliated with the Trump family, has deployed 11,298 Bitcoin miners at its Drumheller facility in Alberta, Canada, adding 3.05 EH/s of hash rate and bringing its total in-house hash rate to 28.1 EH/s across 89,242 devices. Following the announcement, ABTC’s stock rose over 13% during Wednesday’s pre-market trading. American Bitcoin stated that this deployment completes its previously announced expansion plan and that the average energy efficiency of its current in-house miners is 16.0 J/TH.
American Bitcoin (ABTC), a mining company affiliated with the Trump family, announced that it will release its first-quarter financial results after the U.S. market closes on May 6, 2026. The company’s management team will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss the results at 4:30 p.m. ET on the same day, with live audio streaming simultaneously available via X Space.