Some holders of these NFTs will receive part of the costume worn by the former US president during his brief stint in prison this summer.
It is clear that Donald Trump is betting big on NFTs. The former US president, who is being prosecuted for financial fraud, has launched a new collection of NFTs called the “Mugshot Edition” priced at $99 each.
In addition, some people who purchase 47 NFTs will receive a “physical” card containing a piece of the costume he was wearing on August 24th when he turned himself in at a prison in Atlanta, Georgia, due to his charges for his actions during 2020. presidential elections.
“A piece of history”
“This card is not just a memory, it’s a piece of history and a testament to resilience,” we can read on the website of this new collection. The name of this collection is also not insignificant: “mugshot” is a legal ID photo of Donald Trump taken in prison.
We remind you that an NFT (“non-fungible token”) is a title of digital property, issued by the blockchain (mainly Ethereum) and linked to a digital asset (photo, video, etc.). Each NFT is unique and cannot be reproduced. NFTs are used in art, the luxury sector or even for trading cards in sports.
This is not the first time that Trump has launched an NFT collection. Last December, the latter launched a collection of NFTs in which he appeared as a superhero, priced at $99 per NFT. Then in April 2023, a second collection of NFTs went on sale, with 45,000 NFTs priced at $99 leaving within hours.
Are the sales of these various collections enabling Donald Trump to prepare for the 2024 US campaign? “In August, documents showed that the former president owned up to $5 million in Ether and earned at least $4.9 million from NFTs,” he recalls Block.