Trump "makes trouble" again and reiterates that he is the crypto president

Crypto President

Less than a month after his Bitcoin sneakers sold out, Trump has begun selling his fourth series of NFTs.

Recently, former US President and Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election, Trump, announced the previously preheated fourth series of NFTs on his social media platform Truth Social: "Trump Digital Trading Cards, Series 4: America First."

By purchasing more than 75 NFTs (worth $7,425), you can get the opportunity to have dinner with Trump in Florida, as well as limited edition sneakers and other benefits.

Although royalties from NFTs are not included in Trump's political fundraising, in July, Trump's donations were far less than Harris's, who raised $204 million in July, four times as much as Trump.

As of the end of July, Harris' campaign had $220 million in cash, while Trump's campaign had $151 million in cash. Now, Trump urgently needs to build momentum through a new series of NFTs, especially to attract crypto donors and users.

He also reiterated that he is the "Crypto President" in this new NFT promotional video.

New NFT includes image of holding Bitcoin

Similar to previous Trump-themed NFTs, the "Fourth Series: America First" digital trading cards feature 50 digital cards themed with Trump's image, including some photos of him dancing and holding up Bitcoin, which will be minted on Polygon. According to the official website, the minting volume may be as high as 360,000.

According to the instructions on the official website, users can purchase 1 to 4 digital trading cards for $99 each; if they purchase 5 digital trading cards, they can also receive a pair of Trump's "Never Compromise" gold low-top sneakers, with the first 1,000 pairs numbered.

The website also offers more purchase tiers, such as 9, 15, 75, and 250. If you buy 15 NFTs ($1,485), you can get a piece of the suit Trump wore during the debate on June 27, limited to 2,024 pieces, some of which are signed, as well as a pair of platinum high-top sneakers, two pairs of gold low-top sneakers, and other rewards.

If you buy 75 NFTs (worth $7,425), you can get the opportunity to have dinner with Trump in Florida, as well as limited edition sneakers and the related rewards mentioned above; if you buy 250 NFTs (worth $24,750), you can get two VIP dinner tickets, have a cocktail with Trump before the dinner, get sneakers, and a limited edition of 25, unique versions of the Bitcoin inscription NFT, which is quite a gimmick.

In Truth Social’s announcement video, Trump said, “By popular demand, I am working on a new line of Trump digital trading cards. Y’all know what they are, we’re having a lot of fun with them. You know they call me the Crypto President, I don’t know if that’s true but a lot of people say that.”

Although the previous series of NFTs brought Trump considerable profits, they had nothing to do with his political campaign funds, but went into his personal account. In his recently disclosed financial information, Trump revealed that his NFT business brought him more than $1 million in cryptocurrency income.

Trump is sprinting for the election and urgently building momentum

Trump is still sprinting for the election, and he has also announced a number of latest developments related to the campaign. On August 27, Trump said on the social platform Truth Social that he would participate in the presidential election debate with US Vice President Harris on September 10, hosted by the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Trump had previously accused ABC of bias and threatened to withdraw from the debate completely.

On August 27, Trump plans to appoint Kennedy Jr. and former Democratic House member Tulsi Gabbard as co-chairs of his transition team. Both have publicly expressed their support for Trump, and Trump's move is to enhance his appeal to voters at a time when the competition with Vice President Harris is too close to be decided. The transition team is responsible for a series of planning for the new government, including reviewing cabinet candidates and political appointments throughout the federal government and formulating policy agendas.

Since incumbent President Biden withdrew from this year's election, Trump's lead in the forecast has been overtaken by Harris, and now he urgently needs to build momentum for himself and attract more fundraising.

On August 25, the campaign team of Democratic candidate Harris said that since Harris started her presidential campaign for more than a month, a total of $540 million has been raised, including $82 million during the Democratic National Convention. Harris' campaign manager believes that this shows the Democratic Party's enthusiasm for her candidacy. According to the Financial Times, Harris raised $204 million in July, four times more than Trump. As of the end of July, Harris' campaign team had $220 million in cash, while Trump's campaign team had $151 million in cash.

According to public reports, Trump has participated in far fewer campaign rallies so far than in 2016 and 2020, especially after the shooting. Trump's donors and friends have questioned some election decisions, worrying that Trump is "disorganized" and lacks a campaign platform and a strong campaign operation. However, Trump's campaign team said they are ready for the final sprint in November.