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

Crypto President

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

Recently, former US President and Republican candidate for the 2024 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".

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

Although the royalties from NFTs will not be 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's 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 in this new NFT promotional video that he is the "crypto president."

New NFT includes image of holding Bitcoin

Similar to previous Trump-themed NFTs, the "Fourth Series: America First" digital trading cards have 50 digital cards with images of Trump, including his dance and some photos of him 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 official website, users can purchase 1 to 4 digital trading cards for $99 each; if they purchase 5 digital trading cards, they can also get a pair of Trump's "Never Compromise" gold low-top sneakers, and the first 1,000 pairs are numbered.  

The website also offers more purchase tiers, such as buying 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, which is limited to 2,024 pieces, some of which are signed, as well as a pair of platinum gray high-top sneakers, two pairs of gold low-top sneakers, and other rewards.

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

In Truth Social's announcement video, Trump said, "By popular demand, I'm making a new series of Trump digital trading cards. You all know what they are and 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 benefits, they had nothing to do with his political campaign funds, but went into his personal account. Trump revealed in his recently disclosed financial information that his NFT business brought him more than $1 million in cryptocurrency income.

Trump is sprinting for the election and is eager to build 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 confirm that he would participate in the presidential election debate with US Vice President Harris on September 10, which will be 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 plans for the new government, including reviewing cabinet candidates and political appointments throughout the federal government and formulating policy agendas.

Since the current President Biden withdrew from this year's election, Trump's leading momentum in the forecast has been overtaken by Harris. 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 began her presidential campaign for more than a month, a total of 540 million US dollars have been raised, including 82 million US dollars during the Democratic National Convention. Harris' campaign team 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 had $220 million in cash, while Trump's campaign 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 said they are ready for the final sprint in November.