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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Aram Roston

Chinese company gives an Eric Trump crypto firm preferential access to tech

a man in a suit speaks into a microphone in front of a backdrop that reads 'ABTC'
Eric Trump, co-founder and chief strategy officer of American Bitcoin Corporation, speaks before ringing the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on 16 September 2025. Photograph: Victor J Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A private Chinese company is giving preferential access to its technology and providing unusually beneficial payment terms on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of specialized equipment to a firm partially owned by Eric Trump, according to industry sources and Securities and Exchange Commission records.

The company, Bitmain, has faced concerns over the potential national security risks of its technology, with one Republican congressman asking the treasury department to review some of its business dealings in the United States.

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