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‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFT seller arrested for alleged fraud

U.S. prosecutors charged a French national with defrauding buyers of his “Mutant Ape Planet” non-fungible tokens, alleging he duped investors out of more than $2.9 million in cryptocurrency before his arrest Wednesday at a New York airport.

Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023

Online profile behind Trump’s ridiculed NFT trading cards also trades in erotic art, report says

All 45,000 Trump trading cards that went up for sale for $99 sold out

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

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StockNews.com · Dec 30, 2022

Trump is accused of using copyrighted images in his NFT collection

Eagle-eyed social media users noticed that some of the designs appear to be little more than Mr Trump’s head edited onto images found on the websites of small apparel businesses, stock images or even outfits sold on Amazon and Walmart

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Jan 6 hearing - live: Criminal referrals against Trump announced and ethics charges for GOP lawmakers

Jan 6 committee showcases Trump’s inaction and danger Mike Pence was placed in with damning testimony from Hope Hicks and other administration officials in final live public hearing

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

"SNL" jabs at Trump's NFTs in cold open

Strong bid farewell to the show she's been a key member of for eleven seasons and helped rip Trump one last time

Salon · Dec 18, 2022

SNL eviscerates Trump over NFT trading cards: ‘Seems like a scam - and in many ways it is’

‘Semi-retired maniac Donald Trump has launched a collection of digital NFT trading cards depicting him in various costumes,’ Colin Jost says

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022

Saturday Night Live: Elvis’s Austin Butler says hello while Cecily Strong says goodbye

The actor makes for a game host, in a range of sketches including one featuring ‘Jewish Elvis’, while the much-loved cast member makes her final appearance

The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2022

Donald Trump supporters mocked after $99 superhero trading card NFTs sell out in less than a day

‘The same people screaming about “inflation” and “gas prices” just paid $99 for a single JPEG image’

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

From US president to NFT salesman – has Trump finally hit rock bottom?

Is anyone really stupid enough to waste their money on a digitally generated image of Trump dressed like Superman? Apparently so

The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2022