{"id":71558,"date":"2022-12-16T15:26:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T13:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=71558"},"modified":"2025-09-08T09:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:36:19","slug":"trump-nft-collection-confounds-crypto-community-and-angers-its-supporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/trump-nft-collection-confounds-crypto-community-and-angers-its-supporters\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump NFT collection confounds crypto community and angers its supporters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social a &#8216;big announcement&#8217; which ultimately turned out to be advertising for an NFT-card collection featuring his likeness. The post perplexed the Bitcoin community and drew criticism from the politician&#8217;s supporters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/FkCPNuSWYAAVHqS?format=jpg&#038;name=large\" alt=\"Image\"\/><figcaption>Data: screenshot of Trump&#8217;s Truth Social page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump Digital Trading Cards includes 45,000 collectible tokens, on which the former president appears in various guises, including a superhero with laser eyes. Each card is sold for $99.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buyers automatically become participants in prize drawings, including an autograph session and personal interaction with the politician via a Zoom call, over dinner, or a round of golf.<\/p>\n<p>As of writing, all NFTs are sold out. Most are listed for secondary sale on <a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/collection\/trump-digital-trading-cards\/analytics\">OpenSea<\/a> at a minimum price of 0.092 ETH (just over $110).<\/p>\n<p>The most expensive token with Trump in a cape and a sheriff&#8217;s star is listed for auction at 100,000,000,000,000 ETH ($121 quadrillion).<\/p>\n<p>According to an NFT-community representative under the nickname foobar, at the moment 35 wallets hold at least 45 NFTs entitling the holder to a dinner with Trump.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/0xfoobar\/status\/1603509673402966025\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some suspected that the scale of the advertising campaign could be a deepfake.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FWIW I have no idea if this is him or a really good deepfake <\/p>\n<p>Yes we\u2019re in this stage of the future now\u2014 Eric Wall (@ercwl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ercwl\/status\/1603429146218172417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The site selling the NFT collection is owned by NFT INT LLC. In response to frequently asked questions, platform representatives stressed that the cards &#8220;do not belong to, are not managed by, and are not controlled by Donald Trump&#8221; or organizations affiliated with him. They also have no relation to any political campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abWe use Trump\u2019s name, likeness and image under a paid license from CIC Digital LLC, the license of which may be terminated or revoked\u00bb, \u2014 the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter users also noted a line in the rules stating that participation in the sweepstakes does not require purchasing NFT. It is sufficient to send a letter to the organizer&#8217;s listed postal address.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No purchase necessary. One can enter the \u201csweepstakes here: \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude39 \ud83d\ude02 Good Luck! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zAYo0IAflt\">pic.twitter.com\/zAYo0IAflt<\/a>\u2014 Mimi (@Mimifishin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mimifishin\/status\/1603450371547856896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump supporters expressed dissatisfaction with the post, arguing they expected a more serious statement from the former president.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump\u2019s NFT announcement is flopping with the MAGA faithful. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sv5jUBeqvt\">pic.twitter.com\/sv5jUBeqvt<\/a>\u2014 Will Sommer (@willsommer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsommer\/status\/1603433447489413131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abChad\u2026 When all patriots are concerned about the country\u2019s future, Trump stirs everyone up with a \u2018big announcement,\u2019 only to release a low-quality video featuring an NFT collection. Damn, this just turns people off\u00bb, \u2014 they wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Analyst Eric Wall compared the project with &#8220;SimpDAO&#8221;. The term emerged in the wake of influencer Irene Zhao\u2019s NFT collection, which sold with tokens the right to a personal meeting with herself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wait a minute. These NFTs give you access to a community. A dinner with Trump. Golfing with Trump. Zoom calls. One-on-one meetings. Autographs. These aren\u2019t baseball cards. This is a SimpDAO! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WYRx6NIu99\">pic.twitter.com\/WYRx6NIu99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Wallzard (@ercwl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ercwl\/status\/1603427564034441219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abWait a minute. These NFT give you access to a community. A dinner with Trump. Golfing with Trump. Zoom calls. Private meetings. Autographs. These aren\u2019t baseball cards. This is SimpDAO!\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cUltra-right\u201d streamer Baked Alaska also weighed in. In 2021 he streamed the Capitol riot by Trump supporters, for which he was later charged with federal offenses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i can\u2019t believe i\u2019m going to jail for an nft salesman \ud83d\ude14<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baked Alaska (@bakedalaska) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bakedalaska\/status\/1603475492618702848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00ab\u041d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0441\u044f\u0434\u0443 \u0432 \u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0443 \u0438\u0437\u2011\u0437\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0446\u0430 NFT\u00bb, \u2014 \u0442\u0432\u0438\u0442\u043d\u0443\u043b \u043e\u043d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Opinions in the crypto community regarding the project are divided. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao expressed optimism about growing adoption of cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The former United States President issues NFTs. And he didn\u2019t like crypto before. We are getting there. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NxCD91sveh\">https:\/\/t.co\/NxCD91sveh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CZ \ud83d\udd36 BNB (@cz_binance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1603446729499475968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abFormer U.S. President releases NFTs. And he didn\u2019t like crypto before. We are getting there\u00bb, \u2014 Zhao wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, Bitcoin advocate and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043b: \u00abWhere exactly are we getting closer to?\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, in January, Parler and artist John McNaughton announced a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/parler-to-launch-nft-collection-featuring-donald-trump\">NFT-collection featuring images of Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news in our <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analytics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced a &#8216;big announcement&#8217; that turned out to be an advertisement for an NFT card collection featuring his image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[991,1213],"class_list":["post-71558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-donald-trump","tag-nft"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"36","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71560,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71558\/revisions\/71560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}