In this episode of the Digital Gold Podcast, host JohnPaul Baric speaks with Matt Prusak, President of NASDAQ listed American Bitcoin, to explore the company's singular mandate: maximizing Bitcoin per share. Matt details their unique dual strategy, which combines low cost mining, enabled through a strategic partnership with Hut 8’s energy infrastructure, with an active treasury operation that acquires Bitcoin directly on the open market. He explains how this hybrid model accumulates Bitcoin more efficiently than ETFs or mining alone, offering traditional investors a trusted public vehicle for leveraged Bitcoin exposure. Matt is candid about the three primary risks, energy, capital markets, and policy, and illustrates how alignment with Hut 8, aggressive education, and brand expansion beyond crypto create a durable "American story" moat while compounding sats per share across market cycles.

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Power, Politics, and Progress: Building America’s Bitcoin Infrastructure with Matt Prusak

SEP 18, 202552 MIN
Digital Gold

Power, Politics, and Progress: Building America’s Bitcoin Infrastructure with Matt Prusak

SEP 18, 202552 MIN

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Dive into this conversation with Matt Prusak as he walks through his journey from USBTC and Hut 8 to launching ABTC. We cover strategy, treasury, risks, and why “maximizing Bitcoin per share” is the new gold standard for mining. Here are episode timestamps:00:00:00 Intro and ABTC mission00:01:00 Matt’s background and shift to Bitcoin mining00:03:00 USBTC to Hut 8 to Ionic and Cedarville turnaround00:04:00 Why launch American Bitcoin and how Hut 8 enables 25 EH scale00:06:00 Bitcoin per share focus and running lean with fewer than five FTE00:09:00 Dual engine strategy mining plus treasury accumulation00:10:00 Capital allocation and the 2.1 billion facility00:12:00 Countercyclical discipline and timing liquid cooling00:15:00 Hosting economics shared services and gigawatt pipeline with Hut 800:19:00 Going public via Gryphon and fast listing timeline00:23:00 Why NASDAQ and the institutional adoption lens00:26:00 Disclosure cadence and never selling sats00:27:00 When not to add hash and blockspace upside00:30:00 Three risks energy capital markets policy00:34:00 Partnership with Eric Trump and company formation00:37:00 Brand and marketing beyond crypto audiences00:42:00 Rapid fire picks reading robotics travel cooking00:47:00 Advice to younger self strengths and operating speed00:49:00 One word for 2025 track record and wrapEnjoyed the episode?If this conversation brought you new insights, we’d love for you to leave a review, it helps more Bitcoin enthusiasts and professionals discover the show.Have a guest you'd like to hear from or a topic you want us to explore? Drop your suggestions in the comments. We’re building this podcast with and for the mining community.https://x.com/MattPrusakhttps://www.abtc.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattprusak/ Follow JohnPaul BaricX / Twitter: @baricjohnpaulX / Twitter: MiningStore (@miningstore) on X Mining Managed Program by MiningStore is our proven mining formula that delivers constant returns:Bitcoin Managed Mining Program - MiningStore | Bitcoin Mining and Management Bitcoin Mining Hosting that deliversMiningstore HostingEarn Bitcoin at a 60% discount with Bitvault:To The Moon | Join the Green Bitcoin Revolution Are you looking for miners, managed mining, or hosting? Book a call:Schedule a Demo - MiningStore | Bitcoin Mining and Management