A Taiwanese blockchain YouTuber, “Bunny Blockchain,” recently interviewed Eric Trump, discussing U.S. Bitcoin mining company American Bitcoin, the Trump administration’s cryptocurrency policies, the U.S.’s AI and energy competitiveness, and why Eric Trump personally decided to enter the digital asset industry.
Trump’s son: The U.S. must win in energy, AI, and crypto
In the interview, Eric Trump repeatedly emphasized that the core narrative of the Trump administration is “to help the U.S. win in every domain,” which includes energy, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrency. He said Donald Trump is running with the positioning of “crypto president,” and believes in Bitcoin, digital assets, and more efficient ways of conducting financial transactions. Therefore, in Eric Trump’s view, people within Trump’s inner circle would also likely support the same direction, including policy thinking that is more friendly to AI, productivity, and Bitcoin.
The interview also covered Kevin Warsh and the Federal Reserve’s policy direction. The U.S. Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as a member of the Federal Reserve on May 12, and the next step is expected to be a vote on appointing him as Federal Reserve Chair. During his testimony, Warsh said that AI could bring a significant supply-side boost, creating downward pressure on inflation. However, there are differing views within the Fed on whether AI productivity will definitely reduce inflation.
Eric Trump interpreted it from a political and industrial competition standpoint, arguing that if the U.S. does not lead in AI and cryptocurrency, Asia and the Middle East will quickly take over. He pointed out that the U.S. is not only the world’s largest economy, but also has a key energy advantage—giving the U.S. better conditions than Europe for AI data centers, Bitcoin mining, and digital financial infrastructure. He said bluntly that if Europe wants to compete with the U.S. in the AI or cryptocurrency race, it will face the problem of insufficient energy structure.
Trump’s son emphasized: American Bitcoin will not easily sell Bitcoin
When discussing Bitcoin’s global significance, Eric Trump said that for markets where the financial system is unstable, inflation is serious, the banking system is weak, or governments are corrupt, Bitcoin may be even more important than in the U.S. itself. He believes that cryptocurrency enables users to transfer global liquidity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via mobile phones or tablets, avoiding friction in traditional SWIFT remittances such as language, banks, currency conversion, and cross-border processes.
However, Eric Trump also added that although cryptocurrency is global financial infrastructure, the biggest beneficiaries may still be the U.S. He argued that the world still wants the U.S. dollar and does not want the euro or other currencies. Therefore, if the dollar can further enter global markets in the form of stablecoins and digital assets, the U.S. will gain greater leverage in the digital finance era.
One of the interview focuses was American Bitcoin, which Eric Trump co-founded and plays an important role in. He said the company was established only about 8 months ago, and already has more than 7,000 Bitcoin, nearly 90,000 mining machines, has computing power exceeding 28 EH/s, and accounts for about 2.5% to 3% of global Bitcoin mining hash rate. American Bitcoin’s recently released Q1 financial report also showed that its strategic reserves have increased to more than 7,000 BTC, up from 5,401 BTC at the end of 2025, and it continues to maintain an approximately 52% mining gross margin.
Eric Trump emphasized that American Bitcoin’s core goal is not to sell coins, but to continuously increase its Bitcoin holdings. He said the company’s operating north star is to increase the number of satoshis held per share, and that unless an extreme disaster occurs, the company will not easily sell its Bitcoin reserves.
He also compared American Bitcoin’s strategy to Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin treasury model, saying there are two competitions in the market: one is who can accumulate the most Bitcoin, and the other is who can acquire Bitcoin at the lowest cost—and American Bitcoin hopes to win the latter.
Why is the U.S. suitable for Bitcoin mining? Eric Trump: Low energy costs, tax, and depreciation incentives
When asked why the U.S. is well-suited for Bitcoin mining, Eric Trump responded that the key lies in low energy costs, tax policy, and incentives for depreciation of infrastructure. He pointed out that mining machines, data centers, and energy facilities are all highly capital-intensive investments, and the U.S. tax system offers certain incentives for infrastructure investment.
Combined with competitive energy costs in places like Texas, American Bitcoin can mine at relatively low cost. He described the company’s goal as expanding its Bitcoin balance sheet by getting “1-dollar Bitcoin at about 50 cents in cost.”
In the later part of the interview, Eric Trump also discussed his personal reasons for investing in digital assets. He said the Trump family had been “debanked” by major U.S. banks for political reasons, including account closures across institutions such as JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, which led him to start engaging with the DeFi and crypto communities. He said this experience helped him understand the value of decentralized finance and Bitcoin, and that he shifted from focusing on hard assets like real estate, hotels, and office buildings to becoming one of the supporters of the global cryptocurrency industry.
Beyond industry topics, Bunny also asked Eric Trump about private interactions between him and his father, Donald Trump. Eric Trump recalled that when he was a child, his favorite activity was touring construction sites in New York with his father, watching steel structures and concrete gradually turn into skyscrapers. He also mentioned that as a kid, he would build a skyscraper with LEGO on the floor of his father’s office, while his father was holding an important meeting nearby.
Eric Trump said that even today, Donald Trump still calls him “honey,” even though he is already 42 years old and his beard has turned gray and white—because his father still treats his children as children.
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