Wasn’t Joe Biden’s cryptic Super Bowl tweet about Bitcoin? Or was it?

It’s actually not that complicated. The President of the United States posted a tweet that some believe is a tacit admission that he organized a covert operation to rig the Super Bowl. All of this is aimed at securing an influential pop star who is supposedly at the heart of the case. His re-election campaign.

Nonetheless, Bitcoin maximalists have no choice but to make it all happen. them.

Let’s back up. Shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl last night, President Joe Biden (probably a team of meme-savvy aides) briefly broke the Internet with this: tweet an image It shows the 81-year-old commander-in-chief with devilish red eyes and the words “Just as we pictured.”

The tongue-in-cheek post is almost certainly a sarcastic reference to a new conspiracy theory on the right that postulated last week that Biden might rig the Super Bowl in the Chiefs’ favor to ingratiate himself with his girlfriend, Taylor Swift. Tight end Travis Kelce—and potentially musician status. strong support.

The glowing red eyes in the post referenced the so-called. “Dark Brandon” It’s a meme that began co-opting the iconography of conservative groups with the (again cheeky) intention of portraying Biden in 2022 as even more vibrant and powerful than he was in May. make eye contact.

But as it has been so far well documentedConservative internet culture and cryptocurrency internet culture share many common roots. And before long, some Bitcoin enthusiasts took Biden’s cryptic post as a dog whistle meant for themselves rather than conservative conspiracy theorists.

In cryptocurrency circles shining red eyes It also has a special meaning. This represents an enlightened recognition of the importance of Bitcoin to the next chapter of humanity. Bitcoin Maximalists are: michael sailor and Caitlin Long They have long incorporated “laser eyes” into their Twitter profiles to signal their evolution into ultra-strong adherents of the Bitcoin gospel.

As fate would have it, Bitcoin soared within hours of Biden’s tweet. Over $50,000 For the first time since 2021. Some cryptocurrency traders, intoxicated by the good news, jokingly (or perhaps quite seriously) attributed the price action to a secret Biden operation to boost Bitcoin and not the Chiefs.

Complex layers of irony and double involvement are activated. extremely online The stunts soon reached epic proportions. People working in the cryptocurrency industry actually You either thought Biden was trying to send a veiled message to the Bitcoin maxis, or it turns out he wasn’t. Others seemed convinced that cryptocurrency users truly believed they were in a conspiracy with the President of the United States.

What is the truth? Did Biden rig the biggest sporting event of the year? Is he solely responsible for BTC’s rise?

This reporter will not weigh in on such provocative questions. However, he would advise that the answer will most likely not be found on Twitter.

Editor: Andrew Hayward