{"id":"michael-ho","title":"Michael Ho","content":"**Michael Ho** is an entrepreneur and executive in the digital asset [mining](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mining) industry who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of [American Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/american-bitcoin). [\\[7\\]](#cite-id-IQQRhrPvQU) [\\[8\\]](#cite-id-1oK7aJcEgP) He is also the co-founder of US [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) Corp, where he previously held the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair, and has served as Executive Chairman of US [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) Corp and Chief Strategy Officer of Hut 8 Corp. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-tKTUPDfQ0u) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-CyLw3JOaub)\n\n## Education\n\nHo attended Simon Fraser University, where he pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). His studies focused on general business and commerce. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-CyLw3JOaub) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-Tp2ErS49i8)\n\n## Career\n\nHo began his entrepreneurial career in 2007 as the founder of AccountsDen, an e-commerce store specializing in virtual gaming goods. In 2011, he founded Sprouthire, a job search platform. The following year, from 2012 to 2015, he owned Vancouver Motorcars Ltd., an automotive dealership that focused on high-line vehicle sales. In 2015, he became the Managing Director of MKH International Ltd. He also co-founded SurelyWell, a hand sanitizer company, in 2019, which served as a way to later work with [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin).\n\nHo entered the digital asset space in 2014 when he first began [mining](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mining) [cryptocurrencies](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency). In 2017, he established businesses dedicated to procuring, managing, and selling turnkey digital asset [mining](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mining) facilities to institutional clients, some of which have become large public [mining](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mining) companies. In 2020, he co-founded US [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) Corp (US BTC), serving as its Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair. The company focused on building and operating data centers for the [bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) network with an emphasis on using low-carbon energy sources.\n\nFollowing his tenure at US BTC, Ho joined Hut 8 Corp as its Chief Strategy Officer. His professional expertise includes strategic mergers and acquisitions, business transformation, structured financing, and international trade. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-tKTUPDfQ0u) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-CyLw3JOaub) [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-Cpms9fuCnw) [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-bdbyPy1z9n)\n\n### American Bitcoin\n\nAs Chief Strategy Officer at Hut 8 Corp, Ho was involved in a major business venture with Eric Trump and [Donald Trump Jr.](https://iq.wiki/wiki/donald-trump-jr) After a series of meetings that began in late 2024, Hut 8 and the Trumps formed [American Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/american-bitcoin), which launched on April 1, 2025. Hut 8 owns 80% of the new company, with the remaining 20% held by the Trump brothers and other shareholders. Ho became the Chief Executive Officer of the new venture. The company, which inherited [mining](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mining) facilities from Hut 8 in New York, Alberta, and Texas, announced plans to go public through a merger with Gryphon Digital [Mining](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mining). Following the merger, Ho is slated to be one of five directors on the board of the new public entity. [\\[7\\]](#cite-id-IQQRhrPvQU) [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-JOZW2LEuKk)\n\nIn a September 2025 interview on \"Bloomberg Markets,\" Ho addressed national security concerns regarding [American Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/american-bitcoin)'s use of hardware from Bitmain, a China-based manufacturer of [mining](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mining) equipment. He stated that he did not believe using the equipment posed a risk, arguing that the ASIC chips are proven to be programmed for the single purpose of computations on the SHA-256 algorithm. Ho emphasized that American Bitcoin's strategy is to use the most efficient and cost-effective hardware to produce [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin), and that Bitmain's latest 3-nanometer chips were the most technologically advanced and competitive, even with U.S. tariffs applied. [\\[9\\]](#cite-id-cMCdBE6wl7)","summary":"Michael Ho is an entrepreneur and executive in the digital asset mining industry. He is the CEO of American Bitcoin, Chief Strategy Officer of Hut 8, and the co-founder and former CEO of US Bitcoin Corp. 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