Trump promotes Bitcoin-themed sneakers, scalpers sell them for $2,500

Original title: "Trump takes another step to attract crypto users, Bitcoin-themed sneakers sold out and scalpers resell them at 5 times the price"

Original author: Weilin, PANews

On the evening of July 31, Beijing time, US Republican presidential candidate Trump announced a series of Bitcoin-themed sneakers on his social networking site Truth Social.

As soon as the news came out, the most popular high-top Bitcoin orange-themed sneakers, originally priced at $499, sold out within 3 hours. Subsequently, scalpers appeared on the shopping website eBay, with more than a dozen orders, and the highest price was $2,500.

This is not the first time Trump has "brought goods" to sell shoes, but after his speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference, Trump has made cryptocurrencies and crypto users one of his focuses in winning votes.

Trump sells Bitcoin-themed sneakers, scalpers sell them for $2,500

On the evening of July 31, on Truth Social, Trump called the sneakers limited edition, each pair is numbered, and can now be paid with Bitcoin or the user's favorite cryptocurrency. The website (https://gettrumpsneakers.com/) shows that there are 1,000 pairs of sneakers in a single series, the orange high-top series is priced at $499, and the orange low-top and black high-top sneakers are both priced at $299.

As soon as the news came out, it quickly attracted many buyers, and the 1,000 pairs of Bitcoin orange-themed high-top sneakers were sold out within 3 hours. Currently, on the shopping website eBay, scalpers have been selling the shoes for $2,500, with a minimum of $700, and a total of 13 orders, and some people have set the selling price to $69,999 for ridicule.

It is worth noting that although most of the orders on eBay promise that the shoes will be shipped to the buyer once the seller receives them, it is expected to be between September and November. Most sellers seem to have high buyer reviews, but more than one seller has been accused of being a "scam" in the buyer feedback section. It is not clear whether these potential transactions are legal.

Currently, the orange low-top and black high-top versions are still on pre-sale on the official website, priced at $299 per pair.

After the Bitcoin 2024 Conference, Trump promoted the slogan of "Crypto President"

Now, Bitcoin-themed sneakers have become a special marketing tool for Trump. It is worth noting that these sneakers are printed with the slogan, "Trump, Crypto President", which is consistent with Trump's speech at the conference. In addition, the official website stated that 5 pairs of limited edition orange high-top sneakers will be randomly signed by Trump, which means that Trump sneaker enthusiasts will have a 1/200 chance of receiving signed shoes. This is intended to further attract users and show the collection value of these shoes.

This is not the first time Trump has "brought goods". As early as February 17 this year, Trump gave a speech at the sneaker show held at the Philadelphia Convention Center and held a pair of golden "Trump" brand sneakers on the podium for display. Trump named it "NEVER SURRENDER HIGH-TOP SNEAKER". "This is something I have been talking about for 12, 13 years, and I think it will be a huge success." Trump said during his speech.

The gold high-top sneakers are printed with the American Star-Spangled Banner and the capital letter "T" representing Trump, and are sold online for $399. Limited to 1,000 pairs. At that time, at the Philadelphia Shoe Show, a man spent $9,000 on an auction to buy a pair of "Trump's Golden Boots."

Currently, Trump's website lists more than a dozen other styles of footwear, including golf shoes, low-top sneakers, slippers, two perfumes and a cooler, all of which support Bitcoin and credit card payments. According to the website, the sales revenue of these shoes will not be used as political donations.

On July 28, at the Bitcoin 2024 conference, Trump said that the market value of Bitcoin would exceed that of gold; after being elected, he would force Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to step down; he would retain government-pledged Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, etc. Through his speech, Trump is expected to attract further support in the crypto community.

For example, on July 31, well-known investor and serial entrepreneur Gary Cardone announced that he had donated 12.8 BTC to the Trump administration, worth about $852,000. According to Trump campaign aide David Bailey, the Trump campaign raised $21 million during the 2024 Bitcoin Conference.

In addition to releasing Bitcoin-themed sneakers, Trump will also release a fourth series of NFTs in the future. As of 1:00 p.m. on August 1, the first series of Trump digital trading cards had a 24-hour floor price drop of 4.46%, but a 24-hour trading volume increase of 145.59%. For the second series, the floor price dropped by 3.74%, and the trading volume increased by 136.71%. The third series (MugShot Edition) floor price dropped by 2.95%.

On July 17, according to an interview with Trump published by Bloomberg Businessweek, Trump plans to launch a fourth NFT series. In the interview, Trump said that his previous NFT collections were "very successful" and sold out within a day: "All sold out: 45,000 cards. I launched it three times, and I will launch it again because people want me to launch it again."

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