Las Vegas — Eric Trump took the stage at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas with a message: the asset’s best days aren’t ahead, they’re already here.
The American Bitcoin (ABTC) co-founder and chief strategy officer stated that the convergence of institutional adoption, corporate treasuries and mainstream financial access has made this bitcoin’s most important moment to date.
“What bitcoin has done in the last six months compared to the previous three years is transformational,” Trump said. “We’re in the biggest period I’ve ever seen.”
Trump pointed to major banks now offering bitcoin-backed mortgages and custody services as evidence of a turnaround on Wall Street. “People aren’t selling it. People are holding onto it. Bitcoin is getting sticky,” Trump said, adding that limited supply and growing demand from both institutions and sovereign governments are structurally compressing the market.
Moderator Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst, framed the shift through the lens of the ETF market, noting that bitcoin ETFs have been among the most successful product launches in the instrument’s history, democratizing access for everyday investors in a way previously reserved for institutions.
“I want to ride out the volatility,” Trump said. “We will see who wins in a 10-year period.”
