Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Jumps After $163M $BTC Buy – Could Altcoins Be Next?

What to Know:

• Trump-backed American Bitcoin ($ABTC) surged 11% after adding 1,414 $BTC ($163M) to its treasury, bringing total holdings to roughly 3,865 $BTC worth $446M.
• The company, backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, uses a novel Satoshis per Share (SPS) metric to show investors exactly how much $BTC backs each share.
• Among the best altcoins to watch in this rotation are Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER), a Bitcoin Layer-2; PepeNode ($PEPENODE), a mine-to-earn meme project; and World Liberty Financial ($WLFI), the Trump-themed DeFi ecosystem.

The Trump family has made another bold move in the corporate crypto world as the publicly listed treasury and mining firm American Bitcoin (ABTC) announced a 1,414 Bitcoin addition to its holdings.

That’s roughly $163M at current prices and brings $ABTC’s total stash to about 3,865 BTC – approximately $446M.

Backed by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, American Bitcoin is the public-facing vehicle formed after a merger between Canadian miner Hut 8 Corp and Gryphon Digital Mining.

In a media release, American Bitcoin emphasized that its business model goes beyond simply buying $BTC; it also mines the cryptocurrency directly, which the company says gives it a cost advantage over peers that purely purchase from the market.

To drive the point home, ABTC relies on a metric called ‘Satoshis per share,’ or SPS. With 100M Satoshis per Bitcoin, ‘sats’ are the smallest unit of value in $BTC. By dividing the number of shares by the total number of sats in the Bitcoin it holds, ABTC can tell shareholders exactly how much $BTC their holdings represent.

Following the announcement, ABTC’s stock rose by more than 11% in a single session, as the news resonated with investors hungry for exposure to public company-level crypto strategies.

Bitcoin is up by around 4.7% in the past week, and sits just under $115K, near a two-week high.

ABTC forms part of the growing push for crypto treasuries, and signals confidence in Bitcoin’s near-term trajectory. That trajectory bodes well for key altcoins as well. Even as ABTC amasses Bitcoin, tokens like $HYPER, $PEPENODE, and $WLFI are emerging as the best altcoins to buy right now.

1. Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) – Next-Generation Bitcoin Layer-2 for Fast, Cheap $BTC Transactions

Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) plans to introduce a next-gen Layer-2 ecosystem that will address Bitcoin’s biggest pain points – slow speeds, high costs, and smart-contract compatibility.

And the project will do this by merging Bitcoin’s monetary dominance with Solana’s high-performance virtual machine (SVM) environment.

The Hyper Layer-2 will use a Canonical Bridge architecture on the SVM that allows native $BTC to be minted, wrapped, and deployed across a fast, low-fee ecosystem. And with zero-knowledge proofs and final settlement on the original Bitcoin Layer-1, it will all be executed without compromising Bitcoin’s top-tier security model.

Bitcoin Hyper enables real-time payments, DeFi participation, and on-chain micro-transactions that unlock Bitcoin’s liquidity for practical utility.

The project’s hybrid framework positions it as a natural upgrade to Bitcoin, capable of scaling transaction speeds from Bitcoin’s current seven transactions per second to multiple thousands, courtesy of the SVM. Meanwhile, its native token, $HYPER, will power validator staking, bridge operations, and ecosystem governance.

Discover more about this exciting Layer-2 project in our detailed Bitcoin Hyper review.

The combination of new utility and proven reliability bode well for $HYPER’s performance, which is why it’s no surprise that the Bitcoin Hyper surpassed the $25M milestone yesterday.

It’s also part of the reason our $HYPER price prediction shows that the token could potentially increase from its current price of $0.013185 to $0.08625 by the end of 2026 – for 554% gains. To get in now, check out our step-by-step guide to buying $HYPER.

Being a presale, though, its price rises in stages, while the staking APY decreases as more holders stake their tokens. With little over one day left before the next price increase – and staking APY currently at 47% – there’s no time like the present to join the presale at its early-bird price.

Ready to jump in? Visit the official Bitcoin Hyper presale website right away.

2. PepeNode ($PEPENODE) – ‘Mine-to-Earn’ for Bigger Gains and Meme Coin Rewards

PepeNode ($PEPENODE) deploys an innovative ‘mine-to-earn’ infrastructure play that transforms how meme coin culture and the blockchain intersect.

With a virtual server-room model, you’ll be able to use your $PEPENODE tokens to buy mining rigs and nodes to outfit your server rooms. And the more nodes you have, the more $PEPENODE you’ll mine.

Rewards are also up for grabs courtesy of this gamified project – and they’re not limited to $PEPENODE. Rewards include other popular meme coins like $PEPE and $FARTCOIN.

This novel platform brings together the fun of blockchain gaming and the raw potential of meme coins. For PepeNode investors, mine-to-earn opens the door for several ways to earn from the project:

• $PEPENODE token price increases: Our PepeNode price prediction shows the token could potentially go from $0.0011227 to $0.0077 by the end of 2026, a 585% increase.
• Staking and $PEPENODE rewards: The dynamic staking APY currently stands at 653%, while mine-to-earn rewards will be available after the project launches post-TGE.
• Other meme coin rewards: Earning $FARTCOIN and $PEPE adds another way to benefit from the project.

Discover how to buy PepeNode in our easy-to-follow guide.

The PepeNode presale has already raised $1.9M+, despite the presale only recently being launched. We expect that figure to ramp up considerably, placing $PEPENODE among the next altcoins to potentially explode.

Fancy being a virtual crypto miner? Head to the official $PEPENODE presale today.

3. World Liberty Financial ($WLFI) – Centerpiece of Donald Trump’s Crypto Empire

World Liberty Financial ($WLFI) – like all Trump projects – is as politically charged as it is business-motivated. Launched in parallel with Donald Trump’s pro-crypto policies, World Liberty Financial includes the $WLFI token as well as stablecoins like $USD1.

$WLFI blends meme-coin energy with a treasury-backed investment protocol tied to the Trump movement’s populist narrative. Its mission is to empower holders through decentralized finance, tokenized assets, and a particular brand identity.

$WLFI recently gained viral traction after a White House-themed tweet referenced GameStop and crypto freedom and sent trading volume surging past $220M in a single day.

Currently trading at $0.1465, $WLFI is up by more than 14% in the past week, reflecting an appeal that lies partly in its growing ecosystem and partly in political mood affiliation.

Buy your $WLFI today through MEXC and other leading platforms.

To recap: American Bitcoin’s $163M bet on Bitcoin highlights just how much institutional corporate interest there is in the crypto space. Projects like $WLFI show how that interest bridges from corporate projects to leading altcoins, and $HYPER and $PEPENODE stand to benefit.

Always do your own research; this isn’t financial advice.

Authored by Aaron Walker, NewsBTC – https://www.newsbtc.com/news/american-bitcoin-pumps-post-btc-buy-next-altcoins-to-soar