South Korean presidential candidate to use NFTs to raise funds for campaign

South Korean presidential candidate to use NFTs to raise funds for campaign

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung prepares to use NFTs to raise funds for his campaign in a bid to appeal millenials. Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung prepares to use nonfungible tokens to raise funds for his campaign. The party will issue NFTs to those who donate money for the campaign for the upcoming presidential elections. The NFTs will contain images of the candidate and his pledges. In an interview with Yonhap News, campaign official Kim Nam-kook said the party is doing this to appeal to the younger generation. “As the young generation in....


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