Off the scale, literally

The average $TRUMP coin contest winner spent 500 times the federal election contribution limit for individuals.

Bar chart showing the average and median amount that buyers spent on the TRUMP crypto coin and how it compared to federal campaign contribution limits. The most an individual can contribute to a candidate is $3,500. The median TRUMP buyer spend $348,000 and the average buyer spent $1.8 million.

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Notes: The median counts the middle-most value of a group of numbers, and is used in situations where there are a large number of outliers skewing the average higher or lower. The Federal election limit is for an individual donor giving to an individual campaign during an election.

Source: NBC News analysis of Nansen, Federal Election Comission data.

Graphic: Nigel Chiwaya / NBC News