Trump Announces $2 Billion Investment in King Marbles: “Finally, A Currency With Real Balls!”
MAR-A-LAGO, FLORIDA — Donald Trump has announced plans to dramatically expand his cryptocurrency empire after revealing that he now believes King Marbles represents “the greatest investment opportunity in human history.”
Speaking at a lavish press conference surrounded by piles of colourful marbles, Trump claimed he was prepared to invest the estimated $2 billion he reportedly earned from his cryptocurrency ventures last year.
“I’ve had crypto. I’ve had NFTs. I’ve had digital coins. But now I’ve discovered something even bigger.”
He held up a gleaming King Marbles marble.
“This… is beautiful. It’s round. It’s shiny. You can actually hold it. Nobody ever hugged a Bitcoin.”
Financial markets briefly paused after Trump declared that traditional investments had become “far too sensible.”
“People keep asking me where the future is. The future is marbles. Wonderful marbles. Tremendous marbles.”
Trump reportedly wants to become the largest shareholder in the King Marbles universe, announcing plans to purchase every marble from Arimus right through to Yellow Skies.
His ultimate ambition?
“I want people to stop calling me the Crypto King.”
“I want them to call me…”
“The King.”
The proposal has already alarmed collectors around the world.
One enthusiast was heard shouting:
“Hands off my Pookie!”
Another reportedly locked his prized Hootie Helmet marble in a household safe before refusing to answer the front door.
King Marbles officials welcomed the attention but made one important clarification.
“There are only 99 official King Marbles,” a spokesman explained.
“Unlike cryptocurrencies, we can’t simply invent another million overnight.”
Quentin Thrustbucket, reporting for The Daily Scrotum, travelled to the launch event where he discovered Trump attempting to negotiate with a six-year-old marble champion.
“The youngster politely declined the offer of three golf club memberships, a gold tie pin and an autographed baseball in exchange for his favourite marble.”
Witnesses say Trump looked genuinely disappointed.
“I’ve done deals with world leaders,” he sighed.
“I’ve never been beaten by someone wearing dinosaur wellies.”
Wall Street analysts admitted they were baffled.
One investment banker commented:
“We’ve spent years explaining blockchain technology.”
“Now our clients are asking whether Planet Zog is likely to outperform Pookie this quarter.”
Within hours, television financial channels introduced entirely new market reports.
The scrolling ticker read:
- Arimus ▲ 12%
- Pookie ▲ 18%
- Hootie Helmet ▲ 25%
- Yellow Buttercups ▲ 9%
- Bitcoin ▼ 3% (investors distracted by marbles)
Meanwhile, Trump unveiled his long-term strategy.
“I’ll build the biggest marble vault in America.”
“It’ll be fantastic.”
“The marbles will be arranged by colour.”
“And every visitor will have to admit…”
“Donald really has got his marbles.”
At the time of publication, King Marbles confirmed they had politely thanked Trump for his interest but reminded him that, unlike cryptocurrency, you can’t mine marbles from the internet—you have to earn them one roll at a time.
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