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Nifty News: Trump drops more NFTs ahead of presidential run, Meta opens to teens and more

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Trump’s first NFT collection has seen its value plummet by more than 60% following the latest launch which comes ahead of his 2024 presidential bid. Trump drops series 2 NFT collection ahead of presidential run Another round of digital nonfungible tokens (NFTs) trading cards have dropped bearing the likeness of former United States President Donald Trump, with 38,001 minted on Polygon (MATIC). The collection was launched on April 18 at a price of $99 each, it currently has a floor price of 0.0659 ETH ($145) according to data from NFT marketplace OpenSea and has racked up a volume of 592 Ether (ETH), or over $1.2 million. Based on the collections creator fee of 10% the sales have generated over $100,000, while the initial subscription generated an additional $3.76 million of revenue based on a sale price of $99. A screenshot of Trump's April 18 Instagram post. Source: Instagram Posting to Instagram, Trump suggested that he kept the price the same as it was for the first series “bec...

Nifty News: China’s lockdown protest NFTs emerge, Candy Digital cuts staff, and more

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Two collections have appeared on NFT marketplace OpenSea depicting images and art related to the rare widespread protests in China over its lockdown policies. China’s COVID-19 protests cemented as NFTs Nonfungible Tokens (NFTs) depicting the ongoing protests in China against the country’s tough zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy have found their way to the NFT marketplace OpenSea. At least two collections have been created in November, the first is a Polygon (MATIC)-based collection called “Silent Speech” featuring 135 NFTs depicting images of protesters, signage, graffiti and even social media screenshots related to the ongoing protests up for auction starting at 0.01 Ether (ETH), or just under $11.50. A Silent Speech NFT titled “Beihang University” (translated) shows an image of multiple tealight candles within surgical masks. Candles are an often used symbol of remembrance. Another collection titled “Blank Paper Movement” of 36 Ethereum-based NFTs with a floor price of 10 ETH, or nea...