On Tuesday, Vice reported on a bizarre series of transactions surrounding the auction for former first lady Melania Trump's nonfungible token (NFT) artwork that appear to indicate Melania Trump's own office was the source of the cryptocurrency that was paid out to purchase the NFT.
NFTs are blockchain-backed pieces of digital artwork that are held and exchanged for vast sums of money. Melania Trump's auction was billed as being a charity event — but the money trail, which can be easily tracked due to how cryptocurrency is structured, is peculiar.
