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    1. Create tokenized item with no actual value (Z = 0)
    2. get people to spend real money on random token.
    3. collect the money at a high arbitrary value (X)
    4. Collect the money at a lower, yet still arbitrary value (Y)
    5. Enjoy X+Y-Z profits

    Trump never put his money in any of it. He created a random token out of thin air and people willing threw money at it.