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Trump Media Closes $105 Million Purchase of 684.4 Million CRO Tokens in Crypto.com Partnership

The 50/50 stock-cash structure makes Crypto.com a shareholder.

Overview

  • The companies said the purchase equals about 2% of CRO’s circulating supply.
  • Trump Media plans to add CRO rewards to Truth Social and the streaming platform Truth+, with Crypto.com handling custody and staking.
  • Both the CRO tokens involved and Trump Media shares issued in the deal are subject to lockup periods.
  • The transaction marks the first executed step in a previously announced CRO treasury strategy that targets far larger token acquisitions subject to financing and approvals.
  • Executives Devin Nunes and Kris Marszalek endorsed the partnership’s focus on CRO utility, while DJT shares and CRO traded little changed following the news.