A filing from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics shows that former president Donald Trump has made anywhere from $100,001 to $1 million from sales of Trump-branded non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The filings were first reported by ethics watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. losing a currency war against China would be like America losing a world war. “We’ll be a second-tier country,” Trump cautioned, adding that the U.S. dollar is “what makes us powerful and strong.”

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has acknowledged China's push to dethrone the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency, stating that it would be the biggest defeat for the U.S. in the last 200 years. Trump made the statement on his social platform Truth Social, citing moves by China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia to undermine the influence of the dollar in world markets. He criticized President Biden's economic policies, stating that the country was "going to hell" and that the economy was "crumbling." China, Russia, and India have been making moves to support their currencies as international settlement currencies, while the BRICS bloc is working on a new currency to be discussed in August.

After pleading not guilty to all charges in a Manhatten court shortly before 3:30 ET, Trump returned to his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida and delivered a fiery speech in which he aired grievances, denied claims against him, and blasted his political opponents. 

Interest in the NFT collection featuring Donald Trump has surged following his recent arrest, with over 60 tokens sold in the hours after his appearance in court. Digital art depicting Trump has seen increased popularity on NFT marketplace OpenSea, with most buyers spending roughly 0.5 ETH to acquire cryptographic images of the former President. The most expensive purchase occurred when an individual bought a card featuring Trump with a rifle in his hand and wearing an orange hat for 0.697 ETH. Despite being a critic of the cryptocurrency sector, Trump launched a personal NFT collection at the end of 2022, with purchases offering a chance to meet him or have dinner with him. Trump was recently indicted on 34 charges, including business fraud over hush-money payments to ex-porn actress Stormy Daniels. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Donald Trump, the first former US president to be indicted, pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in an alleged criminal scheme to manipulate the 2016 election.

An unauthorized NFT collection called Trump Criminal Digital Cards, featuring former US President Donald Trump in various jail cells and wearing prison garb, is gaining traction following his historic indictment on 34 felony counts.

The price of former US President Donald Trump's non-fungible token (NFT) collection, Trump Digital Trading Cards, has been decreasing since he was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on around two dozen counts related to business fraud. On March 31, the floor price of the NFT collection stood at 0.599 Ethereum (ETH), dropping to 0.47 ETH as the indictment became publicly known. The NFT collection currently has 13,951 unique owners, lower than in late December 2022 when there were 15,075 owners. The collection debuted in December 2022 with a total of 45,000 NFTs, and the proceeds from the sales go straight to Trump, despite his past criticism of cryptocurrencies.

Sales volume for Donald Trump NFT trading cards have surged after his recent indictment on more than 30 counts tied to fraudulent business dealings. The floor price for the cheapest-listed NFT in the collection rose 24% to $1,023, with secondary trading volume up 404%.

Julia Leung has stated that cryptocurrency platforms must be regulated from the perspective of investor protection, as they are part of the Web 3.0 ecosystem.