{"id":527934,"date":"2022-12-16T06:52:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T03:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/community-baffled-by-trumps-bizarre-simpdao-nft-collection\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T06:52:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T03:52:24","slug":"community-baffled-by-trumps-bizarre-simpdao-nft-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/community-baffled-by-trumps-bizarre-simpdao-nft-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"# Community baffled by Trump&#8217;s bizarre \u2018SimpDAO\u2019 NFT collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aed0d0b595a3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aed0d0b595a3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/community-baffled-by-trumps-bizarre-simpdao-nft-collection\/#%E2%80%9D_Community_baffled_by_Trumps_bizarre_%E2%80%98SimpDAO_NFT_collection_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Community baffled by Trump&#8217;s bizarre \u2018SimpDAO\u2019 NFT collection &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Community_baffled_by_Trumps_bizarre_%E2%80%98SimpDAO_NFT_collection_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Community baffled by Trump&#8217;s bizarre \u2018SimpDAO\u2019 NFT collection &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTIvYzFmY2FjN2MtZjQ4ZC00NTEzLWEzNDQtYzQ5OTE2NjMyNDYzLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-30a6cf80>Former president and crypto hater Donald Trump\u2019s bizarre NFT collectible project has left the community baffled. <\/p>\n<p>Even conservatives and avid MAGA supporters are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsommer\/status\/1603433447489413131\">scratching<\/a> their heads, while analyst Eric Wall likened the project to a \u201cSimpDAO.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In what Trump called a \u201cmajor announcement\u201d via his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platform Truth Social on Dec. 15, the former president unveiled a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/collecttrumpcards.com\/\">collection<\/a> of 45,000 NFT trading cards, with the artwork depicting himself in various outfits such as golf attire, hunting gear and a superhero costume.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank God, the digital trading cards are here. It was indeed a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T1nsqRwr92\">pic.twitter.com\/T1nsqRwr92<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1603421543568138242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The Polygon-based NFTs are selling for $99 per token, and buyers are automatically entered into sweepstakes which include \u201c1000s of prizes\u201d such as one-on-one dinners, zoom calls and rounds of golf with Trump. <\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, there are around 35,600 Trump Digital Trading Cards listed for secondary sales on Opensea, with a floor price of 0.065 Ether (ETH), or $82. <\/p>\n<p>People in the NFT community have reported that some of the biggest sales so far have ranged between 1 ETH ($1270) to 2 ETH ($2,541). <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">35 wallets hold at least 45 trump nfts, which entitles them to dinner with him <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AsDwa5dehC\">pic.twitter.com\/AsDwa5dehC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 foobar (@0xfoobar) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xfoobar\/status\/1603509673402966025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wall, who was one of the first to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ercwl\/status\/1483828809149423616\">explain<\/a> the SimpDAO concept and started his own with EricaDAO, noted the resemblance on Twitter: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWait a minute. These NFTs give you access to a community. A dinner with Trump. Golfing with Trump. Zoom calls. One-on-one meetings. Autographs. These aren\u2019t baseball cards. This is a SimpDAO!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The term &#8220;SimpDAO&#8221; was coined after social media star Irene Zhao launched IreneDAO in January. The NFT project offers fans \u2014 known as \u2018Simps\u2019 \u2014 a way to bond over their love for Irene and get benefits such as free tokens, meet and greets, phone calls etc. It has generated $3.3 million worth of secondary NFT <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/collection\/irenedao\/activity\">sales<\/a> to date on OpenSea alone. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Isn&#8217;t it insane he says he doesn&#8217;t like cryptocurrencies blablabla and now there&#8217;s a &#8220;MATIC\/WETH&#8221; error on the checkout page of a product he&#8217;s selling <\/p>\n<p>Life comes at you fast <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gDeclpLR1j\">pic.twitter.com\/gDeclpLR1j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Wall (@ercwl) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ercwl\/status\/1603443073341685766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao ignored the politics and was relatively bullish about what the project signifies, noting that the \u201cformer United States President issues NFTs. And he didn\u2019t like crypto before. We are getting there.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In response, Bitcoin proponent and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey asked: \u201cgetting where?.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">getting where?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jack (@jack) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1603491478570950670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Trump&#8217;s polarizing moves are often embraced by his supporters, a surprising number haven\u2019t got behind him in this instance. <\/p>\n<p>Far-right internet account and Capital riot attendee Baked Alaska (Anthime Gionet) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bakedalaska\/status\/1603475492618702848\">tweeted<\/a> \u201cI can\u2019t believe I&#8217;m going to jail for an NFT salesman,\u201d while conservative content creators the Hodgetwins also expressed their dismay. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan\u2026when all Patriots are looking for is hope for the future of our country and Trump hypes everybody up with a \u2018BIG ANNOUNCEMENT,\u2019\u201d they wrote, adding that \u201cthen [he] drops a low quality NFT collection video as the \u2018announcement\u2019, it just pushes people away\u2026Damn.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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