Trumpcards

The edition of 45000 NFTs features the former president in various fantasy costumes and poses. It will be minted on Polygon.

CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of [Digital Currency Group](https://dcg.co/), which invests in [cryptocurrencies](https://dcg.co/#digital-assets-portfolio) and blockchain [startups](https://dcg.co/portfolio/). ["not a fan" of cryptocurrency in July 2019](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/07/12/us-president-donald-trump-says-hes-not-a-fan-of-bitcoin/), he appeared enthusiastic to promote his new collection. [strict set of editorial policies](/ethics/). The site also features a promotional video from Trump, in which he declares "Each card comes with an automatic chance to win amazing prizes like dinner with me. No Trump Digital Trading Card will have more than 20 copies in existence" according to the site. As part of their compensation, certain CoinDesk employees, including editorial employees, may receive exposure to DCG equity in the form of [stock appreciation rights](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sar.asp), which vest over a multi-year period. The tokens, minted on Polygon, cost $99 and can be purchased with ether (ETH) or in fiat currency. At the end of the checkout process, customers are prompted to choose how many Trump Trading Cards they want to purchase. The trading cards will have rarity traits from one-of-ones to "2, 5, 7, or 10 copies. he wrote in a post on his platform. [his](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/politics/trump-donations.html) [ questionable 2020 campaign fundraising efforts](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/politics/trump-donations.html) and [allegations](https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104648634/january-6-panel-trump-campaign-fundraise-misled-donors-election-lies) [ of murky spending](https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104648634/january-6-panel-trump-campaign-fundraise-misled-donors-election-lies). The pop-up promotes a guaranteed ticket to a gala dinner with Trump for purchasing 45 NFTs at once, as seen in the screenshot below.

Money from sales of the digital trading cards, which depict the former president as characters like a superhero and a “Top Gun”-style fighter pilot, ...

Trump” and says that it uses his name, likeness and image “under paid license” from a company called CIC Digital L.L.C., which was formed in April 2021 at an address that matches the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., according to public records. Incentives to buy the cards include entry into a series of sweepstakes to meet Mr. Trump at Mar-a-Lago is “priceless.” It also indicates that winners of face-to-face meetings will have to cover their own travel and lodging costs to get to Mar-a-Lago. Trump’s head attached to the body. At his 50th birthday party, a cake decorated with a skyline included a cutout of a Superman-like figure with Mr. Trump’s direct pitch for the trading cards underscored how secondary his campaign for president has seemed to his personal efforts over the last month. The company selling the cards, NFT INT L.L.C., was founded in February in Delaware, according to public records. Trump’s aides released, to a friendly Twitter user, a video of the former president in which he makes promises about cracking down on online censorship if he reclaims his old office. Trump under a licensing deal, a fact that some of his aides acknowledged and expressed concern about. Trump had promoted a day earlier as a “major announcement” on his social media website, Truth Social, perplexed some of his advisers and drew criticism from some fellow conservatives. Trump announced an online store to sell $99 digital trading cards of himself as a superhero, an astronaut, an Old West sheriff and a series of other fantastical figures. On Thursday, the former president made himself into one — but with the aim of turning a profit.