Trump Credits Success of His NFTs for Change of Heart on Bitcoin and Crypto
Trump said that seeing his Ethereum NFT sales largely paid for in crypto helped influence his newfound pro-Bitcoin stance.
Artwork from Trump Digital Trading Cards: MugShot Edition. Image: Collect Trump Cards
During Monday's World Liberty Financial launch event hosted by Decrypt's sister company Rug Radio, former U.S. President Donald Trump credited the excitement over his own branded NFT projects with his change of heart towards cryptocurrency.
As the Republican candidate for president explained, Trump saw that the majority of his NFT trading cards minted on Ethereum scaling network Polygon were being purchased with cryptocurrency—and that his supporters were excited about his entry into the space.
“So many people paid this way,” Trump said. “If they would have been paying in dollars, I would have said that's standard, I would have assumed—and I was blown away."