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

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

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 “because I want my fans & supporters to make money, & have fun doing it,” adding:

“I could have raised the price MUCH HIGHER, I believe it still would have sold well, with a lot more money coming to me, but I didn’t choose to do so. I WILL BE GIVEN NO ‘NICE GUY’ CREDIT?”

The initial series, which was unveiled on Dec. 15, has seen its floor price drop by 61% in the last 24 hours according to OpenSea, although the trading volume has increased by 1,011%.

Meta opens Horizon Worlds to teens in a bid for more users

Teens from the U.S. and Canada can now use the virtual reality (VR) app Horizon Worlds after Big Tech firm Meta opened it up on April 18, it was previously restricted to people aged 18 and over.

The decision comes after Horizon Worlds fell well short of its monthly active user goal for 2022 recording an average of just 280,000 over the year compared to the 500,000 it had targeted according to the data website Statista.

Various advocacy organizations and safety groups have urged Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to halt plans to allow minors into its metaverse. An April 14 open letter argued that Meta should wait for more peer-reviewed research on the potential risks of allowing youths in the metaverse.

The letter claimed minors will face harassment and privacy violations on the VR app, which is still in its early stages.

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