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Eric Trump and Grant Cardone Back Nasdaq-Listed American Bitcoin Corp.

The venture teams with industrial miner Hut 8 to pursue an institutional Bitcoin treasury and infrastructure strategy.

Tom Alvarez 路 Aug 24, 2026 路 2 min read

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  • American Bitcoin Corp.
  • Trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker ABTC, the company operates as an asset accumulator focused on expanding domestic cryptocurrency reserves.
  • To execute its technical deployment, the company has partnered with industrial data infrastructure firm Hut 8.
Eric Trump and Grant Cardone Back Nasdaq-Listed American Bitcoin Corp.The Scale Report
Illustration based on @tradedvc on Instagram

American Bitcoin Corp. is expanding its footprint in the digital asset sector, formalizing a leadership structure that places Eric Trump as co-founder and chief strategy officer alongside backing from private investor Grant Cardone.

Trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker ABTC, the company operates as an asset accumulator focused on expanding domestic cryptocurrency reserves. The corporate roadmap centers on blending direct digital asset accumulation with commercial-scale mining operations.

To execute its technical deployment, the company has partnered with industrial data infrastructure firm Hut 8. The strategic tie-up is designed to provide ABTC with established mining capacity and operational scale, allowing it to generate reserves at lower unit costs rather than relying strictly on open-market spot purchases.

Cardone鈥檚 capital injection adds further financial backing to the venture's balance-sheet strategy. Management is positioning the firm as an intermediary connecting traditional enterprise treasury practices with decentralized infrastructure, prioritizing long-term digital asset retention over short-term trading liquidity.

The initiative mirrors a widening corporate trend of establishing dedicated Bitcoin balance-sheet reserves, a playbook popularized across public markets over the past several years. By pairing high-profile branding with institutional mining infrastructure, ABTC aims to carve out a hybrid niche between pure-play hardware miners and passive digital asset holding companies.

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Reporting based on coverage from @tradedvc on Instagram.

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