Coming out for the recent Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump made a significantly unmissable prediction about Bitcoin. Describing himself what he calls a “Bitcoin maxi,” the 41-year-old American businessman affirmed that he now spends more than half of his time on crypto projects, much like how everyone else is gradually opening up to the idea of online money-making
While at the second annual Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, Eric predicted that Bitcoin would reach $175,000 by the end of this year, and subsequently cross over $1 million. He also dug deeper into a yesteryear conversation with one of his big-shot friends, whom he refused to name at the invite-only event. At the time, the US president’s second son asked his pal why he bought Bitcoin. The other person replied, “Bitcoin’s funny money.”
Eric Trump says everyone’s all about crypto now
Admiring how easy and safe it is, Eric Trump remarked, “All of a sudden people’s eyes are opening” to how cryptocurrency “might actually be the best asset class of all.” On a similar note, the MAGA leader’s son previously called bitcoin “one of the greatest stores of value, immediately liquid, and an unbelievable hedge against real estate,” in a Fox Business interview earlier this month.
Eric Trump on crypto:”All of a sudden people’s eyes are opening.””This might actually be the best asset class of all.”$BTC $ETH pic.twitter.com/k3nwlLM74a
— ALLINCRYPTO (@RealAllinCrypto) August 24, 2025
Eric, much like his own father, wasn’t initially a believer of the crypto world. “Guys, I am a hard-asset guy…I always joked [to Michael Saylor] if I can’t feel it, if I can’t touch it, if I can’t see it, it kind of wasn’t for me,” he said at the symposium. Fast forward to the present day, Trump’s son (along with his brother Donald Trump Jr) is now backing American Bitcoin, a new Bitcoin mining company.
Eric Trump’s Tokyo, Hong Kong visits over bitcoin focus
Earlier this week, a Bloomberg reported that Eric Trump was all set to visit Tokyo next month while the whole Trump Family continues to pedal down hard on the crypto agenda. The American businessman will reportedly attend a shareholder meeting of Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet Inc on September 1. Eric was appointed as a strategic advisor for the hotel operator-turned-Bitcoin-focussed brand, which has amassed more than $2.1 billion worth of token since its early yesteryear switch.
The September 1 meeting in question will see Metaplanet shareholders vote on new capital raising methods. Prior to Eric’s Tokyo visit, he is also set to attend the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong on August 28-29.
Eric’s upcoming Hong Kong and Tokyo visits align with a recent Financial Times report indicating that American Bitcoin is looking for potential acquisitions in Asia. Top hoard expanded pools of digital assets, the crypto miner is reportedly eyeing to land a listed firm in Japan, and maybe even Hong Kong.
🇺🇸 Eric Trump says “Bitcoin is one of the greatest stores of value, immediately liquid, and an unbelievable hedge against real estate.” pic.twitter.com/CAkoMly86l
— Bitcoin Junkies (@BTCjunkies) August 8, 2025
