Eric Trump Just Stepped Into the Crypto Chat — and No, This Isn't a Drill.

At Consensus 2025 in Toronto, he didn't just show up. He dropped a statement that lit up the room:

At Consensus 2025 in Toronto, the son of Donald Trump and Chief Strategy Officer of a crypto mining firm had a message for the crowd: "I really believe in digital gold, which is Bitcoin."

Yes, Eric Trump is now open about his crypto beliefs and prefers BTC over liquidity in real estate.

"I think we can all agree that there's never been an asset class that's quite like this one, especially when it comes to liquidity. I sold a hotel two years ago, and it took a year and a half to sell. Whereas with Bitcoin, you can do a transaction quickly and easily. It's something that you don't need to manage or maintain like a piece of property or anything else. And I think that's a huge advantage," he stated.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Trump also revealed that he became interested in crypto because of the "same group started attacking the crypto space and they started attacking my family."

He explained that "people in this space are used to fighting for something bigger than themselves, for a vision of a better future. But recently, the fabric of that shared purpose has been threatened by a new force—a group of individuals who seek not to build but to destroy."

"They're attacking the very institutions and individuals that have contributed to this incredible industry. And it seems like they're doing it with an almost fanatical zeal. I don't know what motivates them, but their actions are clear—they want to tear down everything that's been built in this space."

The son of the former president added that "when they started attacking the crypto space and they started attacking my family, it brought us together."

"They're trying to sow division and fear. But we won't let them succeed. We're stronger than that. We're smarter than that. And we're not going to stand by and watch as they try to destroy everything we've worked for."

Trump is now a major player behind American Bitcoin, a mining company preparing to go public via a merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. And the name wasn't chosen lightly.

"It had to have the word American, and it had to have the word Bitcoin in it," he said.