Trump-linked American Bitcoin shares spike over 12% after announcing more mining power

Finance Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Trump-linked American Bitcoin shares spike over 12% after announcing more mining power The Trump family-linked mining and treasury company announced 11,298 additional bitcoin mining ASICs at its Drumheller site. By Olivier Acuna | Edited by Nikhilesh De Apr 22, 2026, 3:57 p.m. Make preferred on American Bitcoin deployed the 11,298 mining rigs it purchased early last month. (Shutterstock) What to know : American Bitcoin, a mining and treasury firm tied to Donald Trump's family, added nearly 11,300 new bitcoin mining rigs at its Drumheller, Alberta, site, sending its share price up about 12% to $1.38. The deployment boosts the company’s fleet to roughly 89,242 ASIC miners and adds 3.05 exahash per second of capacity at a high efficiency of 13.5 joules per terahash, which the firm says lowers electricity costs per coin. The expansion, framed by co-founder Eric Trump as disciplined, large-scale growth, comes as American Bitcoin doubles down on mining and grows its BTC treasury to 7,000 coins, even as some rivals shift resources toward artificial-intelligence data centers. American Bitcoin (ABTC), a mining and treasury firm tied to the family of U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday it had added nearly 11,300 bitcoin mining rigs at its Drumheller site. The news caused its share price to rise by about 12% to $1.38. The firm said the miners were fully deployed at its facility in Alberta, Canada, increasing its fleet of ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) to roughly 89,242. It also said that the new bitcoin mining rigs contribute an incremental 3.05 exahash per second (EH/s) at an efficiency of 13.5 joules per terahash (J/TH) to its current operational fleet. This high efficiency rating (13.5 J/TH) is critical because it lowers the company’s electricity cost per coin, allowing ABTC to remain profitable even as rising network difficulty makes Bitcoin harder to mine, the firm explained in its statement . “Scaling hashrate is one of the ways we strengthen our position in Bitcoin,” the firm said. “Bringing these miners online at Drumheller reflects exactly how we intend to lead: moving quickly, allocating capital with discipline, and growing our Bitcoin exposure efficiently at institutional scale,” said Eric Trump, co-founder and chief strategy officer at American Bitcoin, in a statement. The American Bitcoin statement added that the new units at Drumheller represent the operational completion of a fleet expansion first announced on March 3, 2026 , a sign that the company has decided to double down on bitcoin mining operations even as several other miners pivot capital and infrastructure to artificial intelligence and AI data centers. On March 18, American Bitcoin raised its BTC holdings to 6,899, becoming the 16th-largest bitcoin holder, overtaking Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital. By March 30, the Trump-backed firm raised its BTC treasury to 7,000 . Bitcoin Mining American Bitcoin Eric Trump More For You Tax-free bitcoin is back: How UK investors can avoid paying duty on crypto investments once more By Jamie Crawley | Edited by Sheldon Reback 2 hours ago Stratiphy will offer access to three ETNs provided by 21Shares: those covering bitcoin, ether and one combining BTC and gold. What to know : Investors in the U.K. can once again hold crypto ETNs in their tax-free individual savings accounts (ISAs). Stratiphy will offer access to three ETNs provided by 21Shares, those covering bitcoin, ether and one combining bitcoin and gold, through an Innovative Finance ISA. The U.K.'s tax authority classified crypto ETNs as... Read full story Latest Crypto News Banks seek to slow down implementation of crypto's GENIUS Act on stablecoin oversight 14 minutes ago The Protocol: Kelp DAO exploited for $292 million 15 minutes ago Crypto Long & Short: Protecting the people building DeFi infrastructure 33 minutes ago The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit shows why crypto bridges are still one of the industry's weakest links 36 minutes ago Bitcoin breaks Strategy's STRC ex-dividend date slump for the first time in six months 1 hour ago Bitcoin tops $79,000 as crypto rally gathers steam; Circle, Coinbase, Strategy lead 1 hour ago Top Stories Crypto giant GSR launches its first ETF to give investors an easy way to bet on the big 3 tokens 2 hours ago Kraken filed 56 million crypto tax forms for 2025. One-third were below $1 3 hours ago Tron's Justin Sun sues Trump-linked World Liberty Financial over frozen assets 11 hours ago Another DeFi protocol loses millions in hack days after KelpDAO breach 8 hours ago Bitcoin tests $78,000 resistance as short-squeeze risks mount, altcoins rally 6 hours ago A make or break moment: why $79,200 could act as a launchpad or a ceiling for bitcoin 7 hours ago