Ni said he thought of the idea of creating the NFTs of Trump’s tweets after seeing the rise in popularity of the digital assets. Each NFT of the tweets also contains corresponding graphic art. Trump’s last post, declaring that he “will not be going to the Inauguration,” is among a group of 100 “infamous” tweets that are for sale at a higher price of 4.5 Ethereum, or about $12,232.Īll other tweets are selling for. 8 before he was permanently banned from the platform. They’re also divided chronologically, dating back from before Trump was elected president through his last post on Jan. The tweets are divided into different categories, including “infamous,” “deleted,” and “flagged” posts. The name comes from a meme “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver started in 2016 during Trump’s first presidential campaign. The NFTs are being sold on Strategic Meme Group’s “Drumpfs” website. So we tried to do something good with his tweets,” Ni added. “And his tweets have also been historically known to be hateful and inciting violence. And not funny in that we’re laughing with them, it’s more like we’re laughing at him,” said Jackie Ni, the 18-year-old behind the company Strategic Meme Group, which is selling the NFTs. “A lot of them are actually really funny. A group of teens are selling nonfungible tokens, known as NFTs, for charity as a way for critics of former President Trump to get the last laugh on his thousands of tweets.
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