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American Bitcoin Sheds $1 Billion in One Day as Early Investor Lockup Expires

A lockup expiration let early backers sell into thin liquidity during a broader crypto slide.

Overview

  • The stock plunged about 40% in roughly 30 minutes and triggered multiple automatic trading halts, according to the coverage.
  • Shares closed down approximately 39% on Dec. 2, erasing about $1 billion in market value in a single session.
  • Eric Trump said the drop coincided with pre‑merger shares becoming tradable, asserted he did not sell his stake, and called the decline a buying opportunity.
  • Other Trump‑linked crypto assets have weakened, with WLFI falling from about $0.46 at launch to roughly $0.14 and the Trump‑Coin sliding close to 90% from earlier highs, per cited data.
  • Analysts report a wider downturn, with the crypto market losing around $1 trillion since early October and major tokens retreating over recent weeks.