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Somehow, Eric Trump’s “money printing” bitcoin business left investors holding the bag

The money got printed. It just didn't get to the investors.

Jason Weisberger
Apr 28, 2026
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Eric Trump sold his bitcoin company as a profit machine. But as the stock soared and then cratered, it was investors, not family insiders, who ended up stuck with the losses.

Eric Trump’s newest bitcoin venture may be selling a story more than a business. As he tells it, American Bitcoin can print money by mining bitcoin fo…

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