NFTs
Trump hosts dinner at Mar-a-Lago for Rubes who bought his Mugshot NFTs
Donald Trump speaks at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on May 7, 2024. Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images)
donald trump will host a dinner at his Florida club (and residence), Mar-a-Lago, tonight, according to a report from Axes. And while the place is often packed with the dumbest people on the planet, the air will be even thicker with nonsense tonight. The crowd will be buyers of the Trump photo-themed NFT collection.
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Anyone who purchased at least 47 Trump NFTs, priced at $99 each — meaning they spent at least $4,653 on digital tokens — was invited to the dinner, Axios reported. Participants will also receive a small piece of the suit Trump allegedly wore when he was arrested in Georgia for trying to overturn the 2020 election results.
But it gets even better. People who purchased at least 100 NFTs ($9,900) received a “VIP” invitation to a pre-dinner cocktail. These people will not only receive a piece of Trump’s suit, but also a piece of the tie he wore.
The inclusion of physical things like pieces of Trump’s suit and tie is kind of funny, given how many NFT evangelists believe non-fungible tokens should be better than physical goods. But NFTs have always been an inherently ridiculous proposition, since they mostly act as little more than pointers to something on the web. In truth, linkrot It has completely broken many image-based NFTs since they are essentially just spicy hyperlinks.
Trump reportedly made between $100,000 and $1 million selling NFTs, according to financial disclosures made in 2023. Why the huge variety? Because the US has no real transparency laws for political candidates, opting instead to ask our oligarchic rulers for approximate numbers.
Trump, who is currently on trial in New York for paying hush money to a porn star in an attempt to influence the 2016 election, does not have to appear in court on Wednesdays, the day his trial goes into recess. And the former president is making good use of his day off, flying to Florida and rubbing elbows with Trump-loving NFT buyers — probably the most despicable people around.
If you’re still buying NFTs in 2024, we’re not sure what to tell you. You deserve everything you get, especially if you’re giving money to a damn billionaire.