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Bitcoin News Media Blog: Donald Trump Announces $99 Digital Trading Card NFTs The edition of 45,000 NFTs features the former president in various fantasy costumes and poses. It will be minted on Polygon.
Donald Trump Announces $99 Digital Trading Card NFTs The edition of 45,000 NFTs features the former president in various fantasy costumes and poses. It will be minted on Polygon.
Collect Trump Cards (Image credit: Trump Trading Cards)
New York: Donald Trump teased a “major announcement” just weeks after declaring a third presidential run, leading political-watchers to speculate about big campaign moves.
Instead, he hawked digital trading cards with his head atop cartoon super-hero figures in an NFT market that’s already sagging.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform that the “Donald Trump Digital Trading Card collection” could be collected like baseball cards and stored digitally (a NFT, or non-fungible token, is essentially a unique digital file). The “cards” cost $US99 ($147) each and people who buy them are also entered into a sweepstake for prizes including a golf outing with the former US president.
They are being offered by NFT INT LLC, which says on its website that they are not connected to Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and the company is not owned, managed or controlled by Trump, his company, or their affiliates. Trump gets paid under a licence for use of his name and likeness, according to the website.
Trump has over the years licensed the Trump brand to a number of third-party, and mostly failed, products including steak, vodka, an airline and a university.
The market for NFTs has fallen sharply in recent months along with the rest of the crypto universe, which has endured a series of spectacular blow-ups including the November implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX digital-asset empire.
Trump had teased the announcement with a post on his social platform on Wednesday depicting himself as a Superman-like character standing in front of Trump Tower with lasers shooting from his eyes saying, “America needs a superhero”. In crypto parlance, laser eyes are a bullish signal and that picture is now one of the available digital cards.
There was speculation that the “major announcement” would be something dramatic like Trump returning to Twitter or running to be House speaker.
Trump announced on November 15 that he would wage a 2024 White House bid.
Trump’s comeback run has so far been marked by one downturn after another, including being blamed for a disappointing Republican midterm showing; the growing popularity in the party and among voters of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis; the public dinner he held with two well-known anti-Semites; deepening legal woes; subpar online fundraising and polls showing him losing favour among his base.
President Joe Biden took a jab at Trump on Twitter, noting that he, too, had some “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS,” over the last couple of weeks, including signing the Respect for Marriage Act and securing the release of basketball star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison.
Shortly after his NFT announcement, Trump posted a video to his social site to outline what he described as a platform to “reclaim” the right of free speech should he retake the White House in 2024.
Bitcoin News Media Blog: With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to get lucky on one of our flights. Richard Branson (Virgin Group)
With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to get lucky on one of our flights. Richard Branson (Virgin Group)
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Bitcoin News Media Blog: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas, Being Extradited to US
Bitcoin News Media Blog
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas, Being Extradited to US
The former CEO of failed cryptocurrency firm FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been arrested in the Bahamas and is set to be extradited per a request by the U.S. Government.
The arrest occurred late Monday with a U.S. criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday morning.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed that Bankman-Fried had been under criminal investigation by U.S. and Bahamian authorities following the collapse last month of FTX.
The cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, when it reportedly ran out of funding. Bankman-Fried has remained at his Bahamian luxury compound in Nassau since the company’s failure, according to reports.
“We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time,” Williams said.
Bahamian Attorney General Ryan Pinder said the Bahamas would “promptly” extradite Bankman-Fried to the U.S.
One of those involved in FTX, Dan Friedberg, turns out to be an attorney once tied to a poker cheating scandal. Years later an audio tape emerged showing whereby he appeared to be complicit in the scheme. CoinGeek's Steven Stradbrooke had warned of Friedberg's involvement in the collapsed crypto exchange nearly two years prior to FTX going under.
He was added as a defendant last week in an FTX lawsuit recently filed by Gregg Podalsky, Gary Gallant, Skyler Lindeen, Alexander Chernyavsky, and David Nicol. No word yet on whether charges will be filed against Friedman.
While at FTX, Friedman held four job titles over a two year span at FTX, including Head of Compliance.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also accused Bankman-Fried of “orchestrating a scheme to defraud equity investors”. They accuse him of deliberately misleading customers out of millions of dollars.
“We allege that Sam Bankman-Fried built a house of cards on a foundation of deception while telling investors that it was one of the safest buildings in crypto,” the S.E.C. chair, Gary Gensler, said in a statement.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Bitcoin News Media Blog: SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for bitcoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain and NFT related websites; Bitcoin News Media is part of the Media Man Group
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Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the quality and quantity of website traffic to a website or a web page from search engines. SEO targets unpaid traffic (known as "natural" or "organic" results) rather than direct traffic or paid traffic. Unpaid traffic may originate from different kinds of searches, including image search, video search, academic search, news search, and industry-specific vertical search engines.
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Bitcoin News Media Blog: How to Sell Out an NFT Launch (Social Media Examiner)
How to Sell Out an NFT Launch (Social Media Examiner)
Wondering what it takes to sell out an NFT project?
In this week’s episode of the Crypto Business Podcast, Michael (Mike) Stelzner talks to Arvin Khamseh about how to build a qualified community and strategy to sell out your NFTs.
Download the Crypto Business Podcast in your favorite player app.
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Social Media Examiner - Crypto Business podcast and news update. Excellent. Read our commentary for more insight and intel! All very interesting. For me I believe the real value in this space is in both NFT art (when the art is high quality), and the NFT - Blockchain certifies the art. Wrestling entities WWE, Chris Jericho and MJF (both All Elite Wrestling) have enjoyed solid success in the category. A year ago I tipped off an American based self appointment crypt expert on our associates at leading Aussie bodyart and bodypainting firm, Human Statue Bodyart. The expert was completely silent after virtually hand delivering him a golden and warm lead. Human Statue Bodyart is totally awesome. I went cold on the crypt expert, and they were not a good reflection on the sector. I've since became more cautious on referrals in and around the sector. We have a modest investment in XRP which is holding up. Coinspot was our exchange. We also created Bitcoin News Media and social channels which we will also give this SME - Crypto Business news a plug. Thanks for your ongoing balanced coverage. Media Man out.
Monday, October 3, 2022
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Bitcoin News Media: Bitcoin and Ethereum prices witnessed an unexpected downfall: Report
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices witnessed an unexpected downfall: Report
According to Cointelegraph, with gas prices declining to multi-month lows and a cooling house market, core inflation witnessed a 0.6% month-over-month bump, and year-to-year inflation stands at 8.3%
Cryptocurrency and stock markets are reportedly suffering the effect post the September 13 inflation report which showed a figure of inflation rising 0.1% on a month-over-month basis, as reported by Cointelegraph.
According to Cointelegraph, with gas prices declining to multi-month lows and a cooling house market, core inflation witnessed a 0.6% month-over-month bump, and year-to-year inflation stands at 8.3%. While it has been predicted by market participants and investors that the upcoming Federal Reserve interest hike to be 0.75 basis points. Many have also been of the opinion that September 13’s CPI report wouldn’t be what they assumed.
On the basis of information by Cointelegraph, the Dow slid by approximately 2.6%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq saw a fall of 2.9% and 3.6%, respectively. As a result, volatile assets also went down and Bitcoin price lost over 50% of its recent weekend gains with a nine percent pullback to $20,350. With just a day to go prior to the merge, Ether price retrieved 7.29% to $1,590, and the maximum number of cryptocurrencies in the top 100 are facing single to double-digit losses. With Bitcoin’s price going as high as $22,800, the earlier analysis showed that BTC was heading towards an overhead resistance. Furthemore, the multi-month resistance from Bitcoin’s all-time high held as price fell at $22,400 when the market started and media outlets got the hang of monthly CPI data. The analysis also emphasised on the bear flag continuation trend, which has been taking place since Bitcoin price topped out at $69,000 in November of 2021.
Moreover, Cointelegraph noted that apart from a Merge event which is expected to be bullish, Bitcoin price is anticipated to face a downfall. Market insights have shown that Bitcoin price continues to maintain its 90-day range between $25,400 and $17,600. From a vantage perspective, nothing can be determined unless the price falls below $18,500 or the yearly low of $17,600.
(With insights from Cointelegraph)
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Bitcoin News Media: WWE AND FOX ENTERTAINMENT’S BLOCKCHAIN CREATIVE LABS RELEASING 10,000+ “NFT FLIPS” FOR “HELL IN A CELL”
WWE AND FOX ENTERTAINMENT’S BLOCKCHAIN CREATIVE LABS RELEASING 10,000+ “NFT FLIPS” FOR “HELL IN A CELL”
WWE AND FOX ENTERTAINMENT’S BLOCKCHAIN CREATIVE LABS
RELEASING 10,000+ “NFT FLIPS” FOR “HELL IN A CELL”
STAMFORD, Conn. and LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2022 -- Tomorrow, Friday, June 3, WWE Moonsault will debut its first official NFT collection in advance of the annual WWE premium live event HELL IN A CELL. The marketplace’s launch was announced today by Scott Zanghellini, WWE Senior Vice President, Revenue Strategy & Development, and Scott Greenberg, CEO of FOX Entertainment’s Web3 studio Blockchain Creative Labs (BCL).
The limited-edition collection will include 10,000+ “NFT Flips,” each featuring a WWE Superstar tied to the HELL IN A CELL event. In the days after HELL IN A CELL, each NFT Flip will transform to reveal a 10-20 second video highlight of the featured Superstar. The NFT Flips will be sold on “Moonsault” in “Cases” of three, randomized at minting, for $30 per Case. “Moonsault” will be powered by Eluvio’s eco-friendly blockchain technology.
WWE and BCL launched WWE’s official NFT marketplace, “Moonsault,” this past Friday, May 27, during SMACKDOWN on FOX, and promoted the debut across WWE and FOX media platforms, as well as on WWE Discord. The first 10,000 fans to create a wallet on the platform received a free Moonsault Genesis NFT, all of which were claimed within only a few hours.
In the future, more limited-edition Cases of NFT Flips, and other video highlights and digital collectibles centered on WWE Superstars and iconic moments from the company’s history, will be dropped on “Moonsault,” timed to major WWE premium live events throughout the year.
HELL IN A CELL streams live this Sunday, June 5, on Peacock.
ABOUT WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The Company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion homes worldwide in 30 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, BT Sport, Sony India and Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library and is currently available in more than 180 countries. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to WWE Network. The Company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn.
Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.
ABOUT BLOCKCHAIN CREATIVE LABS
Blockchain Creative Labs (BCL), a business and creative unit formed in 2021 by FOX Entertainment and its Emmy Award–winning animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment, provides content creators, IP owners and advertising partners end-to-end blockchain computer ecosystem solutions to build, launch, manage and sell Non-Fungible Token (NFT) content and experiences, and fungible tokens, as well as digital goods and assets. BCL also manages a $100 million creator fund, established by FOX Entertainment and Bento Box, which identifies growth opportunities in the NFT space. In August of 2021, Fox Corporation made a strategic investment in Eluvio, a global pioneer for managing, distributing and monetizing premium content via blockchain, that will provide the underlying technology platform for BCL.
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