---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-004056"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HUT"
cik: "0001964789"
company_name: "Hut 8 Corp."
filed_at: "2025-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T02:33:34.494184+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hut 8 launches American Bitcoin with Eric Trump; contributes miners for 80% stake

## Summary
- Hut 8 contributed majority of its ASIC miners to American Bitcoin in exchange for 80% equity; Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are co-founders.
- American Bitcoin aims for 50+ EH/s at <15 J/TH efficiency and aspires to become a publicly listed pure-play miner.
- Leadership: Mike Ho (Exec Chairman), Matt Prusak (CEO), Eric Trump (CSO); Board includes Asher Genoot and Justin Mateen.
- Hut 8 will exclusively colocate and manage American Bitcoin's miners under long-term agreements, generating stable revenue.
- Mining ops remain in Hut 8's Compute segment under American Bitcoin brand; results consolidated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-004056
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HUT
- cik: 0001964789
- company_name: Hut 8 Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964789/000155837025004056/0001558370-25-004056-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964789/000155837025004056/hut-20250331x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-004056.txt

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