Overview
- American Bitcoin’s merger with Gryphon Digital Mining will take the combined entity public on Nasdaq under the American Bitcoin name.
- Under the merger terms, Eric Trump’s equity interest will convert into about 367 million Nasdaq-listed shares, implying a $367 million valuation at recent trading levels.
- A recent private sale of American Bitcoin stock suggested a per-share price of $0.25, which would place his stake at approximately $92 million at that rate.
- Eric Trump will serve as chief strategy officer under a three-year advisory agreement for American Bitcoin that carries no cash compensation.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt affirmed that neither President Trump nor his family have engaged in conflicts of interest over the venture.