"The 12-foot statue was installed outside the Capitol building on Third Street on the National Mall and was paid for by a group of cryptocurrency investors, according to WBFF. "The installation is designed to ignite conversation about the future of government-issued currency and is a symbol of the intersection between modern politics and financial innovation," said Hichem Zaghdoudi, one of the investors. "As the Federal Reserve shapes economic policy, we hope this statue prompts reflection on cryptocurrency's growing influence.""
""This is your god, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt," the Old Testament prophet Aaron said as he built an altar for the calf so that people could offer sacrifices. God told Moses that he was going to destroy the Israelites who built it because it was blasphemous, but Moses begged for mercy on their behalf and God relented."
A 12-foot gold-colored statue of Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin was installed outside the Capitol on Third Street on the National Mall and was paid for by a group of cryptocurrency investors. The installation is presented as designed to ignite conversation about the future of government-issued currency and as a symbol of the intersection between modern politics and financial innovation, linking Federal Reserve economic policy to cryptocurrency's growing influence. Social media reactions were largely negative, with comparisons to the Biblical golden calf, criticism of the statue's cheap-looking construction and lack of detail, and mocking posts about its appearance.
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