Recently, the cryptocurrency community has been intrigued by the latest social media post from President Joe Biden, which relates to Bitcoin. On August 3rd, he tweeted a video of himself enjoying a cup of coffee with the caption “A cup of Joe has never tasted better.”
The interesting thing is that the coffee cup in the video has a special design, featuring the President’s face along with bright red “laser eyes,” a popular symbol among Bitcoin enthusiasts. Some people believe that this shows his authenticity towards cryptocurrencies.
The “laser eyes” phenomenon became a social media trend to push the price of Bitcoin to reach $100,000 by the end of 2021, although that target was not realized. Many famous personalities were speculated to have “laser eyes,” including Tom Brady, Paris Hilton, and Elon Musk. It was seen as a way for them to express their confidence in the rising value of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general.
President Biden’s post has garnered significant attention from the cryptocurrency community. Some are delighted and amused by this clear reference to Bitcoin. They believe that President Biden adopting “laser eyes” as a Bitcoin symbol is a positive sign of his support for the cryptocurrency. However, there are also those who feel uncertain about the connection to Bitcoin, seeing it as just a playful gesture on social media.
President Biden’s administration has faced criticism from the cryptocurrency community due to unfriendly policies towards digital assets, including controversial tax proposals for crypto miners and other political efforts seen as “anti-crypto.”
On the internet, this unique coffee cup is nicknamed “Dark Brandon” – a meme-based version of President Biden. This meme portrays Biden with a darker and more cunning image and is often used by his supporters to praise his policy victories.