Donald Trump’s NFT collections surged in price and volume on Thursday after his interview with Tucker Carlson went viral. The Polygon-based Trump Digital Trading Cards sold for over 0.13 ETH, or over $215, during the European afternoon hours. Last week, these cards were selling for 0.1 ETH, or about $150, media reports said.
Prices and volumes of Donald Trump’s NFT collections surged Thursday after an interview with media personality Tucker Carlson on X, formerly Twitter, went viral – amassing 110 million views within hours of its airing. According to OpenSea data, the Trump Digital Trading Cards collected over 17 ETH in trading volume.
Last December, former US President Trump released a collection of 45,000 fantasy cards, each priced at $99. These cards were similar to collectible baseball cards, albeit featuring Trump. As of Thursday, the collection has over 13,000 unique holders. An attractive feature of these digital trading cards is that the collectors automatically enter into a sweepstakes that allows them experiences with Trump. This could include a dinner in Miami, a cocktail hour at Mar-a-Lago, or a Zoom call with Trump.
Recently, news reports revealed that Trump is a major holder of tokens, with $2.8 million worth of ETH stored in a wallet. Trump reportedly received $4.87 million from the Trump NFT collection licensing fees.
