# CIC Digital LLC [[Trump Organization]]-affiliated entity that acts as the licensing and co-issuer hub for Trump-branded digital assets. The quiet sibling to the more public-facing [[Fight Fight Fight LLC]] — CIC Digital is the vehicle through which the Trump Organization's rights in the "Trump" brand are licensed into crypto and NFT products. ## Role in the $TRUMP Memecoin - **Joint issuer** of the $TRUMP token on Solana alongside [[Fight Fight Fight LLC]]. Public disclosures and the token's own legal documentation identify both LLCs as co-owners of the 80% of supply held back from initial circulation. - Holds the Trump name-and-likeness license that authorizes the issuance — without this licensing bridge, Fight Fight Fight LLC would have no legal basis to use the Trump brand. - Receives a share of the automated fee flow routed to creator wallets ($324M+ through May 2025 per Chainalysis). ## Pre-Memecoin History: Trump Digital Trading Cards Before the memecoin launch, CIC Digital served as the licensing counterparty for the **Trump Digital Trading Cards** NFT series (2022–2024), operated by [[NFT INT LLC]]: | Series | Launch | Supply | Price | Notes | |--------|--------|--------|-------|-------| | Series 1 | Dec 15, 2022 | 45,000 | $99 | Sold out day 1; ~$4.4M | | Series 2 | Apr 18, 2023 | 47,000 | $99 | — | | Series 3 ("MugShot Edition") | Dec 12, 2023 | 50,700 | $99 | Capitalized on arrest imagery | | Series 4 ("[[America First]] Collection") | Aug 27, 2024 | 360,000 | Varied | Largest series; bundles with steak-dinner "VIP" tiers | Trump personally received $7.15M+ in licensing revenue from the NFT series per financial disclosures. The NFT series was the proof-of-concept that demonstrated: 1. The Trump brand could generate meaningful revenue from crypto collectibles. 2. A layered corporate structure (CIC Digital + NFT INT) could insulate Trump personally from direct operational exposure. 3. Licensing-only involvement produces enough plausible deniability to weather political pressure. The $TRUMP memecoin is the escalation of this playbook — from collectibles priced in dollars to a tradable token with automated fee flow. ## Corporate Opacity CIC Digital LLC's ownership documents, operating agreement, and exact Trump Organization subsidiary structure are not publicly disclosed. It is identified as an "affiliate of the Trump Organization" but specific ownership shares, managers, and tax residency remain obscure — a recurring feature of Trump business structures. ## Why This Matters CIC Digital is the licensing chokepoint: if the Trump name is used in any crypto product, this entity is likely in the paper chain. That makes it the cleanest single target for any future enforcement action against the broader Trump crypto licensing apparatus — but also the most protected, since challenging it requires getting past standard LLC veils and the Trump Organization's legal apparatus. ## See Also - [[$TRUMP Memecoin Universe]] - [[Fight Fight Fight LLC]] - [[NFT INT LLC]] - [[Trump Crypto Ventures]] - [[Bill Zanker]]