Trump-backed American Bitcoin board member adds $1.9 million to personal stake

Share This Post

Justin Mateen, a director of the board at American Bitcoin (ABTC), the mining company backed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s family, purchased nearly $1.93 million worth of the company’s stock over two consecutive trading sessions this week, following the company’s latest earnings report.

According to regulatory filings, Mateen bought about 145,000 Class A shares on Aug. 5 for roughly $925,000 at an average price of $6.40 per share. He followed that with the purchase of about 162,000 shares on Aug. 6 for approximately $1 million at an average price of $6.19 per share.

Combined, the purchases amounted to 306,981 shares for approximately $1.93 million.

Following the transactions, Mateen beneficially owns 492,297 shares of American Bitcoin’s Class A common stock, reflecting adjustments made after the company’s recent reverse stock split.

Mateen is a co-founder of Tinder and an ABTC board member since March 2025.

Related Posts

US Treasury’s OFAC Sanctions 2 Iran-Linked Crypto Exchanges

Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across...

DJT scraps Crypto.com deals citing market condition, CRO token falls 5%

Trump Media (DJT) is unwinding parts of its crypto...

U.S. sanctions Iran-linked crypto exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether

Additionally, the OFAC also sanctioned a network of foreign...

Reform UK Chair Calls for Probe into SBF-Linked Donation: Report

The chairman of the UK’s Reform party has called...

BitMEX sale faltered as buyers balked at founder ownership and shrinking business

The company's deteriorating financial performance compounded these concerns. BitMEX...

Fierce Backlash to Ethereum’s EIP-8363 Staking Proposal

Ethereum researchers just wanted to reduce staking incentives. Instead,...