Despite Busy Schedule, Donald Trump Has Developed His Own Monopoly-Style Game

Despite his busy schedule as president of the United States and amid a trade war with China, Donald Trump has found the time to develop his own Monopoly-style game.

Despite his busy schedule as president of the United States and amid a trade war with China, Donald Trump has found the time to develop his own Monopoly-style game.

As per a Fortune report, which cites sources close to the matter, the game, which is said to look similar to mobile game MONOPOLY GO!, is slated for launch later in April.

The source added that players could earn in-game cash (TRUMP tokens perhaps?) and build buildings on a digital Monopoly-like board.

Trump has ventured into many projects over the years. He has launched Trump University, Trump Steaks and countless other forays – not always successful – and more recently focusing on the digital world.

According to the report, Bill Zanker, a close associate of Donald Trump, is developing the game, though his team denies it’s connected to the Monopoly franchise.

Hasbro confirmed to Fortune that it has not licensed any of Monopoly’s intellectual property for a Trump-affiliated crypto project.

Trump has said in the past he thinks “Monopoly was an amazing game”, he also released Trump: The Game in 1989 and explored a TV show with a similar Monopoly-inspired theme.

Previously, Trump had ventured into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital trading cards, which didn't go so well. He then fully embraced crypto, telling a crowd at a Bitcoin conference that he would create a Bitcoin Reserve for the United States, only to then do precisely that (or at least sign an executive order to set things in motion). The administration is now reportedly looking at several novel ways to fund the reserve without using taxpayers’ money.

Trump also has his own memecoin, TRUMP, which lost 89% of its value and is now steadily decreasing towards zero.

Moreover, Trump is affiliated with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), which has numerous crypto projects and investments, including its own stablecoin USD1.

Several Democrats have questioned the Trump family’s involvement in crypto, alleging Trump looks to profit from the sector on one side, and aims to deregulate it on the other side.

Trump’s son Eric disputed claims of conflict of interest, telling Fortune in an interview that crypto “is something that our family believes”, adding “It’s something our family speaks about with our heart and soul”.