US President Joe Biden Accidentally Becomes A Bitcoin Ambassador By Posting Flashy Eye Photos

US President Joe Biden appears with a laser photo. (photo: x @JoeBiden)

JAKARTA - United States President Joe Biden has accidentally become a Bitcoin ambassador after posting a photo of himself decorated with laser-eye on his X and Instagram profiles. With the caption "just like we draw it up," the post referred to the Kansas City Chiefs' win over San Fransico 49ers in the 2024 Super Bowl.

Although many crypto enthusiasts initially thought it was a direct reference or support for Bitcoin, Biden's new laser-eye profile photo uses the "Dark Brandon" meme to refer to the conspiracy theory that the Super Bowl would be engineered to ensure Travis Kelce's team, Taylor Swift's pop star lover, would win so the pop star could support Biden for president.

The president's previous social media team has embraced Dark Brandon memes as a way to make aging Biden look cool and brave. The post saw Biden's account joking that he was really planning to win the team.

Just like we drew it up. pic.twitter.com/9NBvc5nVZE

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) February 12, 2024

Just like we draw it up. pic.twitter.com/9NBvc5nVZE

Crypto X reacts quickly to the meme. Bankless asked what the post meant for the ETH/BTC chart, while a user X named WhalePanda indirectly accused Biden of "cultural approximation."

It should be noted that the president does not provide support for policies that lean towards supporting Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies more broadly, making it highly unlikely for Biden to post support for certain crypto assets.

According to nonprofit advocacy organization Coinbase, Stand with Crypto, Biden is listed as "against crypto," with five public statements leaning towards a negative attitude towards digital assets.

The laser eye phenomenon is usually used as a symbol to show an optimistic view of Bitcoin starting as part of a movement on social media to push the price of Bitcoin to US $ 100,000 (IDR 1.56 billion) by the end of 2021, a goal that was not achieved.

Famous figures with wear-eye eyes including NFL stars Tom Brady, Paris Hilton, and Elon Musk.

While Biden gave an apparently accidental signal to Bitcoin, Block Previously Square CEO Jack Dorsey was seen in the Super Bowl stands with a much more direct reference to the digital asset.

Dorsey is seen wearing Satoshi's shirt designed in a similar style to a set of popular Nirvana shirts, featuring a smiling face used in the design of their 1991 Nevermind album concept.