Former President Donald Trump joins Ron DeSantis as a critic of CBDCs.
Donald Trump Unveils New ‘Mugshot’ NFTs, Stirring Up Prices for His Previous NFTs
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FTX founder mulled giving Trump $5B not to run for president, says author
“That only shocks you if you don’t know Sam,” says author Michael Lewis regarding the revelation in his new book about Sam Bankman-Fried.
A Crypto President? Top U.S. 2024 Contenders Aren’t Fans, and Rivals Are Way Behind
Crypto was on fire as a topic in the early U.S. presidential campaigning, but the first Republican debate last week showed it may not be an issue that has legs with candidates trying to grasp mainstream attention. While we wait to see whether digital assets come up at the Republican primary debate next month, here’s how the major candidates from both parties shake out on the topic:
Donald Trump NFT prices spike following release of mugshot in Georgia criminal case
The former U.S. President returned to X for the first time since January 2021 to post his mugshot, which has now been thoroughly manipulated for memes by many users.
First Republican presidential debate to feature pro-crypto candidates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will be in attendance at the political debate on Aug. 23, but not Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, despite earlier claims.
Trump Owns Even More Crypto Than First Known, New Documents Show
The former U.S. president currently holds $2.8 million in ETH after debuting an NFT collection last year, fresh disclosures reveal.
Donald Trump Holds Up to $500K in Crypto
The former U.S.president launched a NFT series last year.
Nifty News: Coca-Cola gest Based, Reddit avatars reach 20M milestone and more
Coca-Cola has chosen the newly-launched Coinbase layer-2 network Base to deploy its Masterpiece NFT collection.
Nifty News: Metaverse bank robberies, Trump NFT biz prefers crypto over cash, and more
The Bank of America’s metaverse trains staff on resolving customer disputes or helps them relax by riding a virtual unicorn.
Pro-Bitcoin DeSantis tagged over AI-faked photos in Trump smear campaign
The images depicting Donald Trump cuddling up to and kissing Anthony Fauci were labeled as being AI-generated on Twitter’s disinformation alert feature.
U.S. Presidential Candidate Ramaswamy Takes Potshot at DeSantis Bitcoin Remark
The largest cryptocurrency is suddenly a talking point in the 2024 race, after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared he would “protect the ability to do things like Bitcoin” during the launch of his campaign on Twitter on Wednesday.
Coinbase exec uses ChatGPT ‘jailbreak’ to get odds on wild crypto scenarios
According to ChatGPT, there’s a 15% chance that Bitcoin will “fade to irrelevancy,” with prices falling 99.99% by 2035.
Trump Earned Up To $1M From NFT Sales: Filings
Trump’s income from NFTs comes via a licensing agreement between his company CIC Digital LLC and the collection’s creator NFT INT LLC.
Nifty News: Trump NFTs pump after indictment, Q1 trading volume hits $4.7B and more…
The total NFT market trading volume in Q1 hit $4.7 billion, more than doubling the previous quarter, while Square Enix dropped Final Fantasy trading cards that can’t actually be traded, yet.
Crypto reform coming to US in 2023, says former White House chief of staff
SVB’s epic failure occurred “at a bank that happened to deal with crypto customers” but “was not a crypto-induced problem,” said Mick Mulvaney.
The worst influencer and celebrity NFT cash grabs of 2022
From Donald Trump’s trading cards to Tai Lopez’s peculiar NFT collection, 2022 marked another year of poorly thought-out NFT drops by big names.
Nifty News: Trump’s NFTs tank, NBA star’s collection gone in 77 seconds and more…
NFT gaming is at a similar stage to the early mobile gaming days, says a Magic Eden exec, while an analyst from Dune Analytics claims 58% of NFT trading volume this year has been wash trades.
Nifty News: Building bridges in the Metaverse, elaborate Apes scam and more
A South Korean province is using the Metaverse for closer economic ties with Vietnam and an elaborate phishing scam netted 14 Bored Apes.
Binance proof-of-reserves removed from the auditor’s site
Mazars Group, known for its proof-of-reserve audit services for crypto companies, reportedly removed the audits from its site.