Social media users have called Donald Trump’s NFT collection a scam, alleging that he exploited copyrighted pictures.
The former president was the subject of jokes last week after his big announcement turned out to be the release of a set of virtual trading cards.
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The NFTs show the former president in a variety of strange guises, such as a superhero, an astronaut, and a cowboy, in an effort to be regarded seriously as a 2024 presidential candidate.
Also, the promotional site claims that all 45,000 photos sold out by Friday afternoon despite selling for $99.
Trump’s recent support for NFTs represents a radical shift in his position on cryptocurrency. He slammed cryptocurrencies in 2019 as extremely volatile and built on thin air and likely to enable criminal activities.
Meanwhile, the company selling the photos, NFT INT LLC, made clear on its official website for buying the pictures that Trump was merely licensing his brand for the goods and had no other involvement with the business.
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the site’s provided contact information led to a private mailbox in Park City, Utah. In an interview with the publication, the box’s owner denied any connection to Trump or the NFT sales.
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Trump praised the photos’ artistic beauty in a prerecorded video address to supporters, but postings on the OpenSea NFT market suggest they are pieced together automatically from a database of predefined backgrounds, costumes, and heads.
One Clark Mitchell was responsible for the NFT artwork, according to the Collect Trump Cards website.
Additionally, Trump added in the video, It’s been extremely exciting because these cards showcase some of the very beautiful artwork relating to my life and career, and there will only be a limited number of them published.
For those who made a purchase, he offered them entry into sweepstakes for a variety of prizes, including a supper with him and a session with him via the video conferencing app Zoom.
The paper doll-Esque graphics used in some of the cards look suspiciously like stock photos and images sold by clothing retailers.
Furthermore, one photo of the ex-president in a tuxedo looks to be a composite of Trump’s enlarged head and the body of a model from the Men’s Wearhouse website.
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