Memecoiners erect a 12-foot golden Trump Bitcoin statue near US Capitol

Livestreamers on Pump.fun placed a golden statue of Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin outside the US Capitol as part of a memecoin stunt.

Memecoiners plonked a giant golden statue of President Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin outside the US Capitol as part of a Pump.fun livestream stunt on Wednesday, as an ode to the crypto-supporting president. 

The statue was placed just opposite Union Square in Washington, DC, on the National Mall that leads up to Capitol Hill, which is also roughly a mile from the White House. 

A website for the stunt said it was a tribute to Trump’s “unwavering commitment to advancing the future of finance through Bitcoin and decentralized technologies.”

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