Prices and volumes of Donald Trump’s NFT collections surged on 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 data from NFT marketplace OpenSea. The collection of 45,000 fantasy cards, released last December for $99 apiece, has seen its value jump from 0.1 ETH, or $150, last week to over 0.13 ETH, or just over $215. The collection has amassed over 17 ether in trading volume and over 13,000 unique holders as of Thursday.
Collectors who purchased one of the digital trading cards are automatically entered into a sweepstakes to receive experiences with Trump, including a Zoom call, a dinner in Miami, or a cocktail hour at Mar-a-Lago. Trump was recently revealed to be a major holder of tokens, holding $2.8 million in a cryptocurrency wallet as of early August, and earning some $4.87 million in licensing fees from the Trump NFT collection.
However, prices are down more than 50% from a May peak of 0.2 ETH, with daily trading falling from an average of over 90 per day to under 50.