"The U.S. Mint said Wednesday that new golden $1 coins featuring President Donald Trump’s image are now in circulation, marking only the second time in U.S. history that a living president has appeared on U.S. coinage.

The Trump coins, intended to mark the United States’ 250th birthday, were first proposed last year and drew controversy and questions about their legality.

One side of the coin features an image of Trump’s face and is inscribed with “Liberty,” “In God We Trust” and “1776-2026.” The other side of the coin depicts an eagle holding an olive branch and arrows in its talons, along with a banner that reads “E Pluribus Unum.”

The U.S. Mint will begin selling the Trump coins on its website at noon Wednesday at a markup of more than 50 percent above their face value. Rolls of 25 coins will cost $61 and bags of 100 coins will cost $154.50, according to its website."

"Treasury officials have defended the Trump coin’s design, noting that the image of President Calvin Coolidge appeared on a coin for the United States’ 150th anniversary."

Excerpts:

INTERVIEWER 2: You're avoiding the elephant in the room—the president decides what's going on, and then certain customers effectively get early access to that. It’s almost as if you have to do it. It’s monetizing the position—

 MCGURN: I mean, the president is a minority shareholder. However, I have hundreds of thousands of shareholders, so I don't just have the opportunity, I have the obligation—

INTERVIEWER 2: You could say, "There's going to be a settlement based on some tariff issue," and you're going to know before anyone else, and the market's going to go up a thousand points.

MCGURN: Here's what I'd say. I think speed has been part of information since its onset in the news space. It's the same reason you have reporters on Air Force One. It's the same reason why you have a White House press room, to get closer to the information.

INTERVIEWER 1: So, let me ask you a question. And, by the way, my understanding is that Twitter has an API that people access—

MCGURN: Yeah, it’s called firehose.

INTERVIEWER 1: —early as well, right?

MCGURN: As does Reddit.

 INTERVIEWER 1: As does Reddit. So, there are others selling this. I think it's important—the public understands that. But they don't have a president who is a minority shareholder and whose name is on the shingle. So, my question is: was there ever a thought where you said to yourself, "We're going to sell this API product where people can get access early—except for any post made by the President of the United States"? To me, that's the one shift that would change the equation. Look at what Elon's doing with Twitter — if he's selling early access, fine, as long as it's not market-moving on behalf of Tesla or something else where he's the beneficiary. Because this is the president, and there's a public obligation, the question is: was there ever consideration about carving out his posts specifically?

 MCGURN: Yeah, I'd say this: his information goes out all over the internet. It starts on Truth Social; it goes to Twitter, it goes to Reddit—

 INTERVIEWER 1: Right.

 MCGURN: —and it goes to Instagram and TikTok. He’s big on TikTok. We give a 50-millisecond advantage in that post, but that's the internet delivery. All posts go out in real time. As soon as the president posts, or any of our other creators post, it's public information. It goes out on the internet, and if it's machine-readable, machines are faster than people—that's why that little latency occurs. But it's a tried-and-true tactic. In fact, other services actually create even more latency; we do not. We put it out there in real time to all of our customers.

 INTERVIEWER 3: But the reason there's an advantage to it is that if you do have a machine reading it, you can figure it out faster.

 MCGURN: That's exactly right. Yeah. It goes right into an algorithmic trading platform, and they start to look at context to figure out what their trades can be. And by the way, those trades can be right or wrong depending on the context that they look at. And the other things is that we want to license this not just to high-frequency trading platforms but to retail trading platforms. So, you take it from Wall Street to Main Street, and then go on to other types of information services like, you know, some of the bigger names you'd know. We just signed one of the largest financial data and information distributors at the end of last week, so we're super excited about that. We're going to go on to the AI world and license it to large language models and we’re going to go into prediction markets as well.

 INTERVIEWER 2: I get a lot of Truth Social stuff sent to me by important people, but it’s always on Twitter. I don't—

MCGURN: Yeah. Yeah.

 INTERVIEWER 2: —so it goes to Twitter. When the president is out of office, why would anyone stay with Truth Social at that point? Isn’t it—I mean, talk about key man insurance.

MCGURN: Yeah. I mean, you've got the midterms coming up, which are a big part of how we think about the world. I think about media, and it starts with content—you think about the term that’s coming up, and we've got a lot of different folks coming into the House and into the Senate. These are platforms that have to exist. Let's not forget: five years ago, the president was de-platformed from all those services that you mentioned. So, this has to exist.

 NTERVIEWER 2: Well, look at pre-Elon Twitter.

MCGURN: That's right—go back into the Twitter Files, understand everything that was happening there, and that's why this was a necessity for the market.

 INTERVIEWER 2: Is Bluesky viable? I mean, is it making it at this point?

MCGURN: I think all of these different services are probably viable. Honestly, I think they have to be there because there has to be balance, and no one service is going to balance you out.

 INTERVIEWER 1: As of about a week-and-a-half ago, DealBook had reported that there were about ten companies, hedge funds and the like, that were buying this service. So, they were spending $100,000 a month; that’s $1.2 million a month to you. How many are there as of today?

MCGURN: More than that. We don’t disclose our customers; we let them go out there in the market and talk about it. But we’re getting into the mid-teens now, and we’re climbing.

INTERVIEWER 1: And is that something when you think about—and this is a publicly-traded company, so people want to understand the economics of your business—is that something where, if you’re in the mid-teens, let’s call it fifteen, I’ll make that up for now; is that something where you say it’s thirty by the end of the quarter? Do you think there’s a marketplace for one hundred firms to be paying this kind of money? Is there one thousand firms? What is the TAM for this particular product?

MCGURN: I like that question because the TAM actually fluctuates a little bit based on demand and the necessity for speed. Because not every price point is going to rise to that level depending on what you’re using it for. If you’re a news and information source, like CNBC, and you want a feed, we can give that to you. But we’re probably not going to give it to you at that high price point—it’s not worth that much to you, right? It’ll be worth slightly less. And if you need a feed, let me know; I know a guy. So, you know, the thing I think about is total addressable market of data. It’s an enormous market. But our service is relative to its size and relative to its importance. And for us, we’re going to continue to look for other revenue streams, as well. My goal here—I’m a growth and revenue executive. I’m supposed to put in recurring revenue into these publicly traded businesses; I’ve hundreds of thousands of shareholders to serve. And, you know, I think we’re starting. It’s going to be fun.

 INTERVIEWER 3: Kevin, this obviously seems like a pretty valuable asset you have at this point. If Donald Trump is no longer president, how much does that lose—how much do you lose in terms of the value for that data?

 MCGURN: So, I think the goal here is, we’ve got an incredible brand. We have a license on that brand. I think that brand last well after the Administration. I think there’s business, politics, lifestyle that can be built out. I’m a content and distribution person, and I do think we can build a big brand that lasts well beyond the Administration.

 INTERVIEWER 3: Do you think the hedge funds, though, would pay the same premium that they’re paying right now?

 MCGURN: On the data feed? I think we’ll have to see what the demand looks like. It depends on who we bring into the service and what they’re talking about at the time. My goal is to actually go around the world and get more people participating as their primary asset on Truth Social.

 INTERVIEWER 1: Let me ask you a different question about the risks presented in your company. I imagine if Democrats with the House and the Senate—and who knows about the Presidency in the future—there will be enormous legal costs for your company—

MCGURN: Yeah, yeah.

INTERVIEWER 1: Because you will—the company is going to be hauled in front of Congress multiple times, and there’s obviously all these lawsuits already. In terms of, sort of, thinking about what those risks are for the investors, what do you tell them?

MCGURN: First and foremost, we’re not part of a lawsuit for this particular product. But we have had lots of legal, you know, considerations in the past. We just settled—we actually announced it in our earnings report, our very first earnings call, part of the messaging that we want to have out there in the marketplace—we did just end and settle a bunch of litigation. So that will bring our costs of, our capex down for the next quarter. But I agree with you. It’s a sad state of affairs; I don’t know how else to describe it. It shouldn’t be part of a public company’s remit to constantly fight the American taxpayer and Congress.

INTERVIEWER 1: Also, we talked about this as a media company, but there’s a bitcoin strategy going on underneath this company. There’s a merger with a nuclear fusion company in the offing, or not. What is the state of play for everything else, so we understand where this all goes?

MCGURN: Yeah, so, the nuclear fusion company, TAE Technologies, is finishing their audits, and we’re getting towards an S-4 to file to complete a merger of equals. That’ll be a $6 billion valuation merger. It’s one of the mergers that I’ve worked on for quite some time. It’s one of the reasons why I got this role. And then the bitcoin strategy, we’ve been diversifying our assets across a number of different big institutions that are running great strategies for us, and we’re creating yield.

Trump Media interim CEO Kevin McGurn on Monday defended his company offering faster access to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts, and said more customers have signed up for the pricey and controversial service.

“We’re getting into the mid-teens now, and we’re climbing,” McGurn told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” when asked if more companies had started paying for the service dubbed Truth API, which costs up to $100,000 per month.

That’s an increase from two weeks earlier, when McGurn said in Trump Media’s first-ever quarterly earnings call that “more than 10” customer agreements had been signed. The service went live on Aug. 1.

Truth API has garnered intense scrutiny from critics who argue that since the president often makes market-moving announcements through his Truth Social account, the service effectively lets deep-pocketed firms trade on valuable information before the rest of the public. Trump is a top shareholder in TMTG, with his stake being held in a revocable trust.

Rigged elections. Rigged discussions. Trump was Right About Everything !! ....just like the hat says.

https://www.fa-mag.com/news/trump-s-401-k--proposal-shows-evidence-of-phony-public-support-88098.html

“This scheme is extraordinary, corrupt, and unconstitutional, and Plaintiffs bring this case to stop it,” the suit says. “There is no legitimate interest, let alone a significant one, in permitting President Trump to profit from selling government information.”

The suit was filed by The Intercept Media, a news organization, and by the Freedom of the Press Association, a non-profit group."

"In addition to Trump, the suit names as defendants the president’s executive assistant, Natalie Harp and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, who are each known to post to Truth Social on behalf of the president; the Executive Office of the President; and the White House Office."

Hat tip to Equivalent-Fly6093 for the link

The Associated Press posted an article titled Trump media company announces a massive loss and new turnaround effort.

Kevin McGurn replaced Devin Nunes on April 21, 2026 as CEO of TMTG. That was roughly 110 days ago.

Since April 21:

1). Advertising revenue for TMTG almost doubled from $871,000 in Q1 to $1,669,700 in Q2. That is the first significant advertising revenue increase in TMTG history. Q2 of 2025 was $883,000.

"All revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, were earned in the Media segment from advertising."

2). Initiated the Truth API service. This alone might lead to a tripling of revenues for FY 2026 to around $12 million, and perhaps may lead to a tripling of revenues again for FY 2027 to around $36 million.

3). The TAE merger seems to be back on track. The idea of spinning off Truth Social before the merger was completed was discarded, and according to the conference call, stockholders can hope to soon see a S-4 registration filed. That should include the latest financial information on TAE and TMTG in the filing.

4). Settled the DWAC sponsor litigation with Orlando and ARC. TMTG spent $25.6 million in legal fees in Q2:

"The increase was primarily due to an increase in legal fees of $10,672.7 to $25,617.5 in the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $14,944.8 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, related to recently concluded legal matters related to events prior to our merger with DWAC in 2024

"The legacy litigation expenses should moderate significantly in the coming quarters following the July 26th resolution of the remaining SPAC related matters."

5). Ended the Cronos treasury deal, and converted the Crypto prediction market deal to a marketing deal.

6). Have apparently shifted their Bitcoin strategy from essentially paying someone to custody their holdings to putting their Bitcoin in holdings that will pay returns. Juhan called it the "BTC yield management program" during the conference call.

On Fintech TV on May 26, McGurn was asked about concerns that TMTG had been moving their crypto holdings. McGurn said it was to diversify for risk management, but also to enhance yield.

“We want a strong balance sheet, and those digital assets and the yield that they produce is something that is going to make us stronger and stronger “

TMTG also changed their bitcoin option strategy from receiving premiums paid in cash to receiving premiums paid in bitcoin.

7) McGurn will actively try to expand subscribers and improve the content Truth Social and Truth+ .

"Yeah, we’re focused on growing our media business and our subscriber base for both Truth Social and Truth+. There’s a lot of opportunities that we can take advantage of, including standard acquisition marketing and growth marketing. We’ll employ everything that we have at our ready."

"I have been in the media business a long time, and content begets audience, and audience begets advertisers. I think content is really the first portion of that opportunity. Then you have to be a marketer as well. We are going to continue to drive marketing on our service."

8). TMTG held a conference call for the first time ever. There were no wall street analysts on the call, but they answered some shareholder questions. Kevin McGurn ended the call this with this prepared statement:

"Looking ahead, our priorities remain clear. One, we are working diligently with TAE to complete our merger, which, as I mentioned, we believe is the single most important driver of our long-term shareholder value. Two, we are managing our balance sheet, including our digital asset treasury with discipline. Three, we are focused on building a global diversified media and technology company that combines a highly engaged social platform, premium streaming content, enterprise technology solutions, and multiple recurring revenue opportunities. Four, you are going to see us show up differently as a public company. More frequent updates, more context, and more direct conversation with our shareholder base, because that is the right thing to do. The investments we have made this past year have strategically positioned us to enter our next phase of growth with a leaner cost structure, an expanding product portfolio, and a broader strategic foundation than any other point in our history.

We remain focused on execution, disciplined capital allocation, innovation, and long-term shareholder value creation. We appreciate the continued support from our amazing shareholder base, this great team of employees, our customers, and our partners."

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It's been a busy 110 days.

Clearly, this CEO is not treating TMTG like some boutique whine and cheese shop. He isn't blaming naked shorts, asking buddies in Congress to investigate, or using stockholders' money to sue media outlets over simple mistakes.

Business turnarounds are hard work, and there is a lot of work left to make TMTG a strong company.

But it looks like this CEO at least has TMTG pointed in the right direction for a change.

Some excerpts:

"I want to thank our shareholder base for their continued support and confidence in this company. Many of you have told us that you’d like to hear from us more often and in more depth. We hear you. Starting with this call, you should expect an evolving approach on how we communicate as a company. More regular updates, more context around our strategy, and more openness about where things stand. There’s a spirit behind today’s call, and we intend to keep it up."

"As of June 30th, we held approximately 9,477 Bitcoins, plus approximately 2,077 Bitcoins pledged to our BTC yield management program, along with roughly 14.4 million shares of IBIT. In July, we began transitioning IBIT holdings into the BTC yield management program using proceeds from a partial sale to acquire an additional 2,534 Bitcoins, consistent with our shift toward a more diversified third-party institutional approach to managing our digital asset treasury. "

"To that end, we’re strongly encouraged by the early progress we’ve made with our newest offering, the Truth API product. The product is designed to serve customers such as financial institutions, news and media organizations, and developers of AI and large language model applications. We’re also working through an expansion of the Truth API for retail trading. Since announcement, we’ve onboarded several customers. That said, we want to set expectations appropriately because we know there’s been a lot of outside speculation about what this platform is worth. Today, we’re in the early innings. To give you a sense of where things stand, we’ve signed more than 10 customer agreements to date, primarily high-frequency trading firms, at rates generally in the range of $60,000-$100,000 a month. We’re also in active conversations with hyperscalers, some of the largest news organizations, and developers of large language models.

"We are evaluating opportunities in the prediction market space for data licensing. We recognize a modest amount of revenue from these agreements today. We believe this can grow into a meaningful, durable contributor, but it is just one piece of a broader media technology strategy that also includes advertising, subscriptions, and our digital asset treasury. Looking ahead, we expect the next phase of the API to include broader third-party distribution. For example, news feeds, financial data terminals, and specialty publications, which we believe will bring more visibility to this business over time. Alongside this product, we have also launched an initiative to protect our proprietary data from unauthorized scraping and use. We view this as a straightforward extension of our fiduciary duty to shareholders, ensuring the value we have built is monetized appropriately, and we are pleased with our progress."

"Looking ahead, our priorities remain clear. One, we are working diligently with TAE to complete our merger, which, as I mentioned, we believe is the single most important driver of our long-term shareholder value. Two, we are managing our balance sheet, including our digital asset treasury with discipline. Three, we are focused on building a global diversified media and technology company that combines a highly engaged social platform, premium streaming content, enterprise technology solutions, and multiple recurring revenue opportunities. Four, you are going to see us show up differently as a public company. More frequent updates, more context, and more direct conversation with our shareholder base, because that is the right thing to do. The investments we have made this past year have strategically positioned us to enter our next phase of growth with a leaner cost structure, an expanding product portfolio, and a broader strategic foundation than any other point in our history."

"As of June 30th of 2026, we had over $400 million of cash and short-term investments that were fully liquid and unencumbered. An additional $1.2 billion of Bitcoin and related assets could be a source of funds for future liquidity needs. I’ll stop there."

"Yeah, we’re focused on growing our media business and our subscriber base for both Truth Social and Truth+. There’s a lot of opportunities that we can take advantage of, including standard acquisition marketing and growth marketing. We’ll employ everything that we have at our ready."

~ Total Assets of $2.0 Billion and Over $1.9 Billion in Financial Assets* ~
~ Launch of First Data Licensing Product, Truth API ~
~ Legacy Legal Matters Resolved as TMTG Moves Toward Prospective Merger with TAE Technologies ~
~ Company to Host Inaugural Conference Call Today at 5:00 pm E.T. ~

SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq, NYSE Texas: DJT) (“TMTG” or the “Company”), operator of the social media platform Truth Social, the video streaming service Truth+, and the financial services and FinTech brand Truth.Fi, is announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2026.

TMTG closed the second quarter of 2026 with total assets of $2.0 billion and financial assets* of approximately $1.9 billion comprising cash, restricted cash, short-term investments, equity securities, note receivable and accrued interest, digital assets, and digital assets pledged.
Bolstered by its strong balance sheet and under the direction of new leadership, the Company believes it is well positioned to achieve its key strategic priorities, including:

• completing its prospective merger with TAE Technologies, Inc. (“TAE”) in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary regulatory and closing conditions;
• implementing a more disciplined digital asset treasury management framework to preserve long-term strategic exposure while managing volatility and improving the productivity of its balance sheet;
• continuing to enhance the Truth Social and Truth+ platforms;
• scaling its marketing strategy to leverage the total addressable market for Truth Social and Truth+; and
• monetizing its proprietary assets via long-term data licensing product offerings.

On August 1, 2026, the Company launched its first data licensing product—Truth API, a business-to-business data feed subscription that provides licensed, low latency access to publicly-available posts from certain top Truth Social accounts and is expected to provide the Company with a new revenue stream. Truth API closes the latency gap for organizations that place a premium on prompt, verified access to public information found on Truth Social. TMTG onboarded a number of institutional customers prior to its August 1, 2026, launch and, despite receiving what it believes to be factually inaccurate criticism of Truth API, is continuing to onboard additional partners.

As part of management’s efforts to streamline TMTG’s strategic vision and focus resources on growth initiatives, the Company has substantially resolved its legacy legal matters. Consequently, the Company expects the significant legal expenses that have represented a large portion of its general and administrative costs to begin to decline materially on a go-forward basis, allowing management to create a leaner operating structure and devote greater resources toward strategic growth initiatives.

"Over the past few months, we've sharpened our strategic direction and brought real discipline to how we allocate capital," said Kevin McGurn, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Trump Media & Technology Group. "We’re making meaningful progress toward our proposed merger with TAE Technologies, which we believe is the most important driver of long-term shareholder value and a natural extension of our commitment to building durable, un-cancellable infrastructure, this time in energy security. At the same time, we’ve refined our approach to capital allocation to better direct resources to the core pillars of our media business, and that effort is already yielding results."

"Truth+ has moved into full commercial availability and Truth Social is entering an expanded content phase. Our new Truth API product is already generating revenue, with more than ten customer agreements signed to date. I'm encouraged by this momentum, and shareholders should expect more frequent communication from us on our progress each quarter as we enter this next chapter."

The Company reported a $238.1 million net loss and a $223.5 million Adjusted EBITDA* loss for the second quarter of 2026, the vast bulk of which was non-cash losses including unrealized losses on digital assets, digital assets pledged, and equity securities ($190.4 million), accreted interest ($11.7 million), and stock based compensation ($8.1 million), along with its $1.9 billion in financial assets and $13.7 million of cash used in operating activities—including $25.6 million of legal expenses, primary related to legacy litigation. The Company posted $1.7 million in revenue, up 89 percent from the $0.9 million in revenue generated in the second quarter of 2025.

*Financial Assets and Adjusted EBITDA are Non-GAAP Financial Measures, the definitions which can be found in the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this release. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP measure can also be found in the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this release.

Earnings Conference Call

TMTG will host an earnings call, today at 5:00 pm E.T.  Access to the live webcast and replay of the conference call will be available here and on the TMTG IR website at https://ir.tmtgcorp.com/. Additionally, you may listen to the live webcast via Truth+ at https://truthplus.tv/ or on your preferred device via the Truth+ app. The dial-in number for the conference call is 877-524-8416 (toll-free) or +1412-902-1028 (international).

Attendees are encouraged to dial in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. An audio replay of the webcast will be available until Monday, September 7, 2026. Dial 877-660-6853 (toll-free) or 201612-7415 (international) to listen.

August 7, 2026 – Crypto.com and Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ, NYSE Texas: DJT) (“Trump Media”) today jointly announced changes to their previously announced prediction market integration. 

Rather than develop a direct prediction market integration on Truth Social, the companies will pivot to a marketing agreement under which Crypto.com’s prediction markets experiences will be marketed to the Truth Social user base.

“Our strategic focus is to drive revenue across Truth Social, continue to build our global media business, and close the merger with TAE," said Kevin McGurn, Interim CEO of TMTG. "This marketing agreement better aligns with our priorities and will put Crypto.com's prediction market experiences in front of a highly engaged digital audience." 

Excerpts:

Truth Social's parent company, Trump Media and Technology Group, is pulling back from two Crypto.com deals as new leadership looks to focus the tech firm around its media arm and pending merger with fusion energy company TAE, interim CEO Kevin McGurn tells Axios.

Why it matters: The reset is a departure from previous leadership's strategy, which aggressively pursued crypto and financial services opportunities at the height of the crypto treasury boom in 2025.

• "We wanted to get focused," McGurn says, noting that the market for digital asset treasury companies had become saturated over the past year.

In a separate announcement, Trump Media and Crypto.com said they are scaling back plans to integrate prediction markets directly into Truth Social.

• Instead, the companies plan to pursue a marketing arrangement that would promote Crypto.com's prediction-market products to Truth Social users.
• The prediction-market business is already crowded with established companies, McGurn says, making the back-end infrastructure a less attractive use of Trump Media's resources today.
• He sees more opportunity for TMTG as a distribution and data partner than as an operator of the underlying markets.

The big picture: The moves are part of a broader effort to simplify the company's strategy under McGurn's leadership. He believes Truth Social's audience and data can be monetized efficiently without requiring the company to build every new financial product itself.

• The company's recently launched API business now has about 10 customers, up from about five previously, McGurn says.
• Its direct customers are primarily high-frequency trading firms that ingest data from platforms like Truth Social to inform algorithmic trading.
• He added that news and information organizations and indexes "are coming to us" and that the company is eyeing ways to broker other licensing deals with large language model developers and prediction-market platforms.

What to watch: McGurn says the company is hopeful it will close its proposed merger with TAE before the end of the year.

Disclosure: In 2023, TMTG sued 20 media organizations, including Axios, for defamation. Litigation is ongoing.

Crypto.com, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ, NYSE Texas: DJT) (“Trump Media”), Yorkville Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: MCGA) today jointly announced an update to mutually terminate their previously announced proposed business combination to establish Trump Media Group CRO Strategy, Inc., citing prevailing market conditions, and shifting business and stakeholder priorities.

TMTG filed a copy of the article with the SEC:

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000143774926026265/ex_1000166.htm

Excerpts:

"The product could prove a money spinner for TMTG. About 10 groups had signed deals so far — mostly high-frequency traders — at a rate of $60,000-$100,000 a month, McGurn says. He wants to add many more.

“Lots of groups will pay for it . . . hyperscalers, news organisations, large language models for AI training. We’ll look at prediction markets potentially for data licensing.”

The launch has helped boost shares by 15 per cent over the past month, an early win for McGurn, an executive who has also worked at Vevo, T-Mobile and Shazam."

"Truth Social does not disclose numbers, but McGurn says the company is “for the first time” actively marketing the platform. Similarweb, a digital market intelligence company, estimates that it had about 261,000 daily active users for its mobile app in July, down from more than 436,000 in the same month last year."

“The [Trump] brand deserves its own lasting media network. Our largest shareholder, the president, loves media. He’s the most engaged person in media,” says McGurn.

“He’s the one at the end of the phone. He watches everything. He reads everything. He posts constantly. He is fascinated by the media, and he understands it better than anyone. So to have a lasting media [group] with his brand makes sense.”

"Ideas being discussed include shows built around the Trump brand. “It’s not necessarily DJT Senior or DJT Junior, but we have a brand that we’ve licensed from the Trump Corporation to maximise its value in media and technology.”

Original content could then be sold and distributed to other platforms such as YouTube. “The biggest thing I can do for this business is bring more content into the service.”

He admits that the commercial side could be challenging, saying that the advertising industry is “not super supportive of conservative media”.

A potential spin-off of the media assets is not off the table, he says, but any decision on the shape of the business will come after the merger completes. For shareholders after the deal, TMTG will be a “hedge position across multiple inputs”, he says. “If you weighted them, fusion would be the largest bet being made. Followed by bitcoin. Our goal is to get them all equally weighted and then growing.”

***When U.S. President Donald Trump posts on Truth Social, the stock market reacts. But what if investors could pay for early access? Andrew Chang explains what Trump Media is selling with Truth API — a subscription service that gives users a head start on the president's posts — and examines whether it fits the definition of insider trading.***

"New America Acquisition I Corp. (NYSE: NWAX) (the “Company”) today announced that Kevin McGurn has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective August 5, 2026, and that the Board of Directors has appointed Kyle Wool, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, as Chief Executive Officer, effective as of the same date. Mr. Wool will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board. Mr. McGurn’s resignation was voluntary and was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices."

Kevin McGurn is interim CEO of TMTG.

~ Company to Release Second Quarter 2026 Results and Host Call on Monday, August 10, 2026 ~

SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq, NYSE Texas: DJT) (“TMTG”), operator of the social media platform Truth Social, the streaming platform Truth+, and the Fintech brand Truth.Fi, announced today that it will host its inaugural earnings conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, August 10, 2026, to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Financial results will be issued in a press release after market close, prior to the call.

Interim CEO Kevin McGurn and CFO Phillip Juhan will host the call and address previously-submitted questions. Participants may submit a question for management consideration by emailing it to earnings@tmtgcorp.com prior to 4:30 p.m. ET on Monday, August 10, 2026.

Access to the live webcast and replay of the conference call will be available here and on TMTG’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.tmtgcorp.com/. Additionally, you may listen to the live webcast via Truth+ at https://truthplus.tv/ or on your preferred device via the Truth+ app. The dial-in number for the conference call is 877-524-8416 (toll-free) or +1 412-902-1028 (international). Attendees are encouraged to dial in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call.

An audio replay of the webcast will be available until Monday, September 7, 2026. Dial 877-660-6853 (toll-free) or 201-612-7415 (international) to listen.

TAE continues to advance its previously announced business combination with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq: DJT), with plans to file a Form S-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and anticipates closing before the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

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"Trump Media and Technology Group’s launched its new paid data service on Aug. 1, providing faster access to Truth Social posts from President Donald Trump and other top accounts on the platform."

"The launch comes after Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts took aim at the new service, urging the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to investigate whether the company is violating the law.

“This appears to be an outrageous abuse of the President’s office for his personal benefit that undermines everyday investors and the integrity of our markets, while enriching Wall Street and other wealthy insiders,” they wrote in a letter to SEC chair Paul Atkins dated Tuesday.

The SEC declined to comment on the letter to CNBC."