Donald Trump unlocks potential $3bn windfall after social media Spac deal

Company behind Truth Social site will list on Nasdaq with the ticker symbol DJT next week

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Shareholders of his Truth Social platform have voted to take the company public

research firm Similarweb estimates that Truth Social had roughly 5 million active users in February of this year — including mobile users as well as website visitors.

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Julian Klymochko, founder and CEO of a Spac-focused fund at Accelerate Financial Technologies, said Digital World’s price rise was “not due to the underlying fundamentals”.

Truth Social “hasn’t really taken off”, Klymochko said. “At this point, it’s a meme stock. It’s really just a betting tool on the probability of Trump winning the election.”

yup invest now get back later 😆 it's Trump 101 where he takes but won't give back < to most anyway

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