President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has sparked up comments from both friends and foes after he uploaded a photoshopped picture of himself dressed in a McDonald’s uniform.
His self-deprecating post went viral, garnering over 88,700 likes and a slew of celebrity comments.
Billy Markus, a co-founder of Dogecoin, welcomed Bukele to the “McDonald’s club.” This comes after a Twitter exchange between Markus and the fast-food giant sparked a rush of requests for McDonald’s to accept DOGE as a form of payment.
Because of how great his meme game is, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson joked that the self-proclaimed “CEO of El Salvador” might be the “chosen one.”
Nayib Bukele criticised for his Bitcoin decision in El Salvador
Getting a job at the fast-food behemoth amid market downturns has long been a running joke. Disillusioned bitcoin investors and traders who are cash-strapped must accept the harsh truth and work in the service industry for up to 40 hours per week at minimum wage.
In the last few days, during the last violent Bitcoin sell-off, Bukele received a lot of criticism. El Salvador has now lost an estimated $20 million in Bitcoin investments, with Bukele’s purchases all in the negative.
Because of the president’s ill-timed purchases, some joked that the impoverished country will soon become the first “fourth-world” country. Bitcoin isn’t going away for the world’s “coolest dictator.” On January 21, he revealed yet another purchase, this time for $15 million for 400 BTC.
After plummeting to $34,000 on January 22, bitcoin is now trading near $36,000. Last September, El Salvador made the largest cryptocurrency its official currency.
