USBTC co-founder, Hut 8 Corp.
Michael Ho
Michael Ho co-founded USBTC, which merged with Hut 8 in November 2023, and is Hut 8 Chief Strategy Officer and a director. Ho reports 6,326,412 shares, or 5.6%, per the April 2026 proxy.
- Role
- Chief Strategy Officer and director
- Company
- Nasdaq: HUT
- Shares reported
- 6,326,412 (common stock)
- % of main listed class
- % of votes, where shares carry different votes
- Michael Ho5.6%
Beneficial ownership as reported, with holdings as of 13 April 2026. Beneficial ownership can include shares obtainable within 60 days.
Career
- 2012 to 2015Chief executive of Vancouver Motorcars.
- 2014Began mining digital assets.
- 2015 to 2018Chief executive of MKH International.
- December 2020Chief executive and chairman of USBTC from its inception.
- 2023Chief Strategy Officer and director of Hut 8 after the merger.
- September 2025Became chief executive of American Bitcoin Corp.
How to read the stake
Ho holds more than Genoot and is the only Hut 8 insider above the 5% reporting line. The proxy describes the two as co-founders of USBTC, not of the original Hut 8.
Source: Hut 8 Corp. DEF 14A, filed 28 April 2026. This page covers what those documents state. It is not a full biography.
Other founders of Hut 8 Corp.
- Asher GenootChief Executive Officer and director
Questions
What does Michael Ho do at Hut 8 Corp.?
Michael Ho co-founded USBTC, which merged with Hut 8 in November 2023, and is Hut 8 Chief Strategy Officer and a director. Ho reports 6,326,412 shares, or 5.6%, per the April 2026 proxy.
Who founded Hut 8 Corp.?
Today's Hut 8 Corp. came from a November 2023 merger. The proxy names Asher Genoot and Michael Ho as co-founders of USBTC, one side of that merger, not of the original Hut 8.