pitched<\/a> the company as mining Bitcoin for roughly $57,000 per coin when it traded around $116,000.\u00a0<\/p>\nBut the all-in cost including machines, marketing, and capital allocation hit about $92,000 per Bitcoin at the time, leaving slim margins that evaporated when prices fell.<\/p>\n
How The Stock Dumping Worked?<\/p>\n
American Bitcoin sold 11 million shares for $90 million in the first 27 days, cashing out at an average of $8 per share.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From October to mid-November, the company offloaded 7 million shares for $44 million at roughly $6 per share.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Around late November, it unloaded 47 million shares for $106 million at $2.25 per share. From January 1 to March 25, the company sold 84 million shares for $111 million.<\/p>\n
The company spent an estimated $525 million from its founding to late March on crypto now worth $390 million, erasing $135 million in shareholder value.<\/p>\n
The Hidden $330 Million Liability<\/p>\n
American Bitcoin bought a $330 million fleet upgrade in August and September without paying cash upfront.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, the company pledged Bitcoin and secured an option. If prices rebound, American Bitcoin pays $330 million cash and keeps the pledged Bitcoin. If prices stay low, it hands over the crypto.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin has dropped 30% since the purchase. The company pledged 3,090 Bitcoin as of March 25 but has only mined an estimated 1,800 Bitcoin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If prices don\u2019t rebound, every Bitcoin the company mined gets wiped out when options expire around August 2027.<\/p>\n
American Bitcoin\u2019s Real Business Model<\/p>\n
About 70% of American Bitcoin\u2019s crypto doesn\u2019t come from mining but from selling stock and buying Bitcoin on the open market.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The company has just two full-time employees according to an annual report. Hut 8 retains the real estate, runs the data centers, and handles back-office functions while the Trumps focus on salesmanship.<\/p>\n
With Bitcoin down 31% since launch, the all-in mining cost still stands at $90,000 per Bitcoin, about $13,000 more than Bitcoin is currently worth. Meanwhile shares are down 29% year-to-date.<\/p>\n
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