{"id":7255,"date":"2026-03-06T08:38:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7255"},"modified":"2026-03-06T08:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:38:58","slug":"trump-linked-miner-american-bitcoin-boosts-treasury-to-6500-btc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7255","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Linked Miner American Bitcoin Boosts Treasury to 6,500 BTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"blockquote-block_01afceb364ed32b14eef1b01fbd4a4cf\" class=\"blockquote-container\" style=\"border-color: #5100fc\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Bitcoin\u2019s corporate treasury reached about 6,500 BTC, after adding more than 500 BTC over the past three weeks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company ordered 11,298 new ASIC miners rated at 13.5 joules per terahash, lifting its total owned fleet to 89,242 machines and targeting 28.1 EH\/s of combined hashrate once the new rigs are deployed at its Drumheller, Alberta, facility in March.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Bitcoin\u2019s stock fell as much as 7% following the announcement, despite the treasury milestone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>American Bitcoin, the Trump-linked mining company backed by Hut 8 and Eric Trump\u2019s American Data Centers venture, has increased its Bitcoin (BTC) treasury to about 6,500 BTC, worth roughly US$470 million (AU$719 million), after adding more than 500 BTC over the past 21 days.<\/p>\n<p>The company also deployed 11,298 new ASIC miners, lifting its owned hashrate to 28.1 exahashes per second, or about 0.3% of the global Bitcoin network. The new machines add 3.05 EH\/s of capacity and are being installed this month at the firm\u2019s Drumheller, Alberta, site.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Huge Milestone: American Bitcoin has crossed 6,500 BTC, (accumulating OVER 500 BTC in the last 21 days!!!). Today <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ABTC<\/a> is the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/17th?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#17th<\/a> largest Public Bitcoin Company on Earth! More updates to come! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/alU3MkgHCI\">pic.twitter.com\/alU3MkgHCI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Trump (@EricTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricTrump\/status\/2029233716128522287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related: Banks Push Back After Fed Grants Kraken Financial Access to Payment Rails<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-over-500-btc-per-year\">Over 500 BTC Per Year<\/h2>\n<p>These machines are rated at 13.5 joules per terahash, making them more efficient than the fleet\u2019s average of 16 J\/TH. The new hardware is expected to produce about 42 BTC per month, or roughly 515 BTC per year, equal to around US$2.9 million (AU$4.12 million) in monthly gross revenue at a Bitcoin price of US$68K (AU$98K).<\/p>\n<p>The firm said it mined Bitcoin in the fourth quarter of 2025 at a 53% discount to spot prices, giving it a lower cost basis than buying directly in the market.<\/p>\n<p>That accumulation strategy comes alongside a weak earnings result, when the company reported a full-year 2025 net loss of US$153.2 million (AU$234.4 million), mainly due to a US$227.1 million (AU$347.5 million) non-cash mark-to-market adjustment tied to Bitcoin price volatility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Full-year revenue came in at US$185.2 million (AU$283.4 million).<\/p>\n<p>American Bitcoin was formed in March 2025 as a majority-owned Hut 8 subsidiary. Eric Trump serves as co-founder and chief strategy officer.<\/p>\n<p>ABTC shares fell as much as 7% after the announcement, dropping below the US$1.00 level. Seems like investors weighed the cost of expansion and Bitcoin price risk against the company\u2019s accumulation strategy, despite the firm treating the expansion as a milestone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: Trump Pushes Banks to Strike Crypto Deal, but Analysts Say It Won\u2019t Break CLARITY Act Deadlock<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>ASIC,Bitcoin,Bitcoin Mining#TrumpLinked #Miner #American #Bitcoin #Boosts #Treasury #BTC1772786338<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Bitcoin\u2019s corporate treasury reached about 6,500 BTC, after adding more than 500 BTC over the past three weeks. 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