Looking to inject new life and funds into his campaign, former US President Donald Trump is getting on the Bitcoin train by launching a new set of NFTs that will be recorded on the number one blockchain using ordinals.
A tweet from the collection's Trump Card account, which has previously promoted other Trump-related projects, explains that 200 cards containing images from the Trump MugShot collection will be written on the Bitcoin blockchain, with the inscriptions going on sale at Magic Eden at an unspecified date.
According to the Collection Trump Cards website, 100 NFTs must be purchased in a bundle of Ethereum. Encrypted tokens are digital assets like Bitcoin, or in this case Ethereum, that allow them to be transferred from one blockchain to another.
In an effort to maximize sales, the first two hundred people who purchase 100 Trump NFTs in one transaction will receive a “one of one” label upon creation. Purchasers of 100 NFTs will receive two VIP tickets to an event at Trump Mar-a-Lago.
“All Trump Digital Trading Cards: MugShot Edition will not ship until December 31, 2024,” Trump Cards Collect said. “Be part of the community of Trump collectors!”
As of this writing, less than half of the NFTs in this latest drop have been traded, according to OpenSea.
The Ordinals collection is just the latest in the former president's digital collections. In December, MugShot Edition launched a collection of 100,000 NFTs on the Polygon network.
Later that month, the former president sold 1,075 ETH, worth about $2.4 million at the time, according to blockchain intelligence firm Arkham.
Trumpcard's Twitter account has confirmed its disclaimer that the NFTs are for entertainment purposes only.
“Trump Digital Trading Cards (NFTs) are collectibles intended for personal enjoyment only, not investment vehicles,” he said. “These digital trading cards are non-political and have nothing to do with any political campaign.”
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
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