Presidential candidate Donald Trump has continued to catch the attention of the cryptocurrency market. From publicly endorsing Bitcoin (BTC) to rolling out the World Liberty Financial project, Trump seems to be going all in. Amidst this, the former president shook the market after he used Bitcoin to purchase burgers.
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Trump ordered a dozen hamburgers at Pubkey, a well-known pub in New York City, for $998.70. Customers at this bar may make payments in cryptocurrency. The other Bitcoin enthusiasts at Pubkey assisted Trump with the transaction. To complete the transaction, all he needed to do was use his smartphone to scan a QR code. One of the individuals assisting Trump affirmed that the transaction had completed, saying, “Oh, it did go through!”
Humorously calling them “crypto burgers” Trump made his first ever Bitcoin purchase. He further added,
“It’s a great place, I just made the first transaction in Bitcoin. [..] It’s the beginning of a new era. What they’ve done is so amazing over a short period of time, and you look at the values and the kind of numbers you’re talking about, bigger than the biggest corporations in the world put together, many of them. So it’s quite something.”
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Trump Urges Bitcoin Community To Vote
The upcoming elections in November is a game changer for the country. While Kamala Harris has been putting her best foot forward, Trump isn’t lagging. Lately Trump has been excessively endorsing cryptocurrency. This came as a surprise to many as he previously called Bitcoin a “scam.”
Many believe that the former president is using the cryptocurrency community for votes. But addressing the crowd at Pubkey, Trump highlighted how the SEC has been treating the industry. He said,
“Get out and vote, because if you vote, we cannot lose. They’ve been treating you very badly at the SEC and we’re going to treat you very fairly, because you have to get out and vote.”
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