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SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Busch Richard

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1101 BRICKELL AVENUE, SUITE 1500

(Street)
MIAMI FL 33131

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/03/2025
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Bitcoin Corp. [ ABTC ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 724,975(1)(2) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. On September 3, 2025 (the "Closing Date"), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 9, 2025, by and among American Bitcoin Corp., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc.) (the "Company"), GDM Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Company ("Merger Sub Inc."), GDM Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Company ("Merger Sub LLC"), and American Bitcoin Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Historical ABTC"), (i) Merger Sub Inc. was merged with and into Historical ABTC, with Historical ABTC surviving as a wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Company and (ii) immediately thereafter, Historical ABTC was merged with and into Merger Sub LLC, with Merger Sub LLC surviving as a wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Company (the "Mergers").
2. In accordance with the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date Mr. Busch was issued 724,975 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company as consideration for shares of Historical ABTC held by Mr. Busch as of immediately prior to the consummation of the Mergers.
Remarks:
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
By: /s/ Aliza Rana, as Attorney-in-Fact 09/12/2025
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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