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Trump family's bitcoin mining venture to go public — as Trump crypto interests grow

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American Bitcoin is merging with the publicly-traded Gryphon Digital Mining .

Eric Trump is the co-founder of the firm, which will be listed on the Nasdaq.

The company's goals are to mine new bitcoin "below market cost" and build up a reserve.

The Trump family's interest in cryptocurrency has drawn criticism for conflicts of interest.