{"id":207708,"date":"2026-08-30T15:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/207708\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T15:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:38:13","slug":"eric-trump-says-the-tides-have-turned-for-bitcoin-as-ai-and-institutions-fuel-crypto-adoption-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/207708\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Trump Says \u2018The Tides Have Turned\u2019 For Bitcoin As AI And Institutions Fuel Crypto Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Trump said that the U.S. must be &#8220;number one&#8221; in crypto and AI, citing the CLARITY Act.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump said on Friday, &#8220;the tides have turned,&#8221; with institutions now driving Bitcoin&#8217;s price, not retail.The ABTC co-founder said he had built his own BTC position, buying in the high-$50Ks to low-$60Ks.He tied crypto and AI together, saying that the U.S. was &#8220;winning the AI race&#8221; for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) markets are undergoing a sea change right now, with institutional investors replacing retail traders as the dominant force behind the price of the cryptocurrency, Eric Trump said. The acceleration of this change can be attributed to the rise in AI adoption and a more crypto-friendly policy environment, according to the American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC) co-founder, noting that governments worldwide are racing to position themselves as leaders in the technologies that will shape the future.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s son said in an\u00a0<a class=\"st-link-external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HK-rKM2NiZk\">interview on Friday<\/a> with Gav Blaxberg, the CEO of financial media company WOLF Financial, that he had built his own Bitcoin position by buying in the high-$50,000s to low-$60,000s and remained firmly bullish on the asset. The investor base behind Bitcoin\u2019s price had changed fundamentally, he said, and retail buyers used to drive the market, but now institutions were the dominant force.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The tides have turned so quickly,&#8221; Trump noted, saying that many of the same institutional investors who dismissed crypto roughly\u00a018 months ago have since reversed course and embraced it.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump is the co-founder of American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), a Bitcoin mining company. It is primarily owned by Hut 8 (HUT). American Bitcoin currently holds 8,300 BTC, according to BitcoinTreasuries\u00a0<a class=\"st-link-external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcointreasuries.net\/public-companies\/american-bitcoin-corp\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stocktwits.com\/symbol\/ABTC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABTC stock<\/a> closed down by over 12% on Friday. On Stocktwits, the retail sentiment around ABTC remained in the \u2018bullish\u2019 zone, while chatter stayed at \u2018high\u2019 levels over the past day.<\/p>\n<p>On The CLARITY Act<\/p>\n<p>We need to be \u201cnumber one\u201d in the technologies that are shaping the future, Trump said, adding that the country could not fall behind in crypto or AI.<\/p>\n<p>He credited President Donald Trump\u2019s administration with accelerating crypto adoption globally,\u00a0 with other countries now developing their own regulatory regimes partly in response to the U.S. welcoming the industry with legislation like the Digital Market Asset Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), which is scheduled for a vote on September 15.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and countries across Asia as examples of nations moving quickly to embrace digital assets and mirror the U.S. regulatory approach.<\/p>\n<p>He closed by tying the crypto and AI races together: &#8220;We are all in [the] crypto race. We are winning the AI race, and I think that&#8217;s going to serve our country for generations to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stocktwits.com\/news-articles\/markets\/cryptocurrency\/trump-goes-all-in-on-bitcoin-vows-us-will-dominate-crypto-and-ai\/cZ3xXHxRIms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">consistently maintained<\/a> that the U.S. would become the &#8220;crypto capital\u201d and \u201cBitcoin superpower of the world&#8221; and said that he was &#8220;committed to ensuring the United States remains number one in artificial intelligence.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stocktwits.com\/coins\/bitcoin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bitcoin\u2019s price<\/a> was trading at $78,917, up by over 1% during the past 24 hours. 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