The former First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, commemorated the Bitcoin Genesis Block with a viral tweet that left the bitcoin community surprised.
Melania Trump Commemorates the Bitcoin Genesis Block
Melania Trump, the former First Lady of the United States, has generated quite a stir on Twitter with a now-viral tweet commemorating the 13th anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block.
She also included the raw hex version of the first block, which includes a London Times headline about bank bailouts in the coinbase parameter:
The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.
It is widely reported that Bitcoin’s market cap exceeds USD$1 Trillion. Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Bitcoin Genesis Block. Happy Anniversary, #SatoshiNakamoto #MelaniaNFT pic.twitter.com/aZqNJFcZmd— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) January 3, 2022
Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, mined “block zero” on January 3, 2009. Many important members of the community, including former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, attended the event to commemorate the occasion.
Melania Trump’s tweet also mentions that the world’s largest cryptocurrency’s market capitalization exceeds $1 trillion (despite the flagship coin’s current value of $872 billion).
Those who were unaware of her sudden support for Bitcoin were likely caught off guard.
Melania Trump, on the other hand, announced her “Melania’s Vision” NFT in partnership with Marc-Antoine Coulon last month, marking her first entry into the world of non-fungible tokens.
In her celebratory tweet, the former first lady casually reminded the crypto community about the artwork by including the #MelaniaNFT hashtag.
Bitcoin, according to Donald Trump, is a rip-off
Members of the Bitcoin community want Melania Trump to change her husband’s stance on cryptocurrency now that she has come out as a Bitcoiner.
Former US President Donald Trump called Bitcoin “a scam” in a June interview with Fox News and called for strict regulations on cryptocurrencies. In previous interviews, he maintained his anti-crypto sentiments.
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump’s former adversary, has stated that cryptocurrency could jeopardize the dollar’s role.
