The presidential candidate reiterated his support for digital assets on Sept. 18 by treating his supporters to burgers at a New York bar and paying with BTC.<\/p>\n
Trump entered a crypto-themed venue called PubKey in Greenwich Village where he was met with applause from Bitcoiners and supporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho wants a burger?\u201d he asked before spending almost a thousand dollars on burgers for those in the bar, reported<\/a> Bloomberg.<\/p>\n Co-founder of PubKey, Drew Armstrong, said that Trump paid for the food using the Strike payments app which is built on the Lightning Network, and the venue received the BTC<\/a> using the Zaprite app.<\/p>\n In the room where it happens. pic.twitter.com\/vlNOWtB1fU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 PUBKEY (@PubKey_NYC) September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n The Republican presidential candidate has been appealing to crypto holders and investors, which comprise a considerable vote-base in the United States. \u201cBitcoin is really happening,\u201d he said at PubKey.<\/p>\n Another co-founder of PubKey, Thomas Pacchia, said Trump\u2019s presence at the venue was \u201chuge, iconic,\u201d and influential for BTC, adding \u201cA former president, a potential future president, this is a real coming of age for the Bitcoin community.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that the transaction was the first time a former US president has used Bitcoin to purchase goods or services.\u00a0Nevertheless, Democrat supporters outside the venue blasted Taylor Swift songs in protest.<\/p>\n NEW: Donald Trump buys burgers as his first Bitcoin purchase at a crypto-currency-themed bar in New York City before handing them out.<\/p>\n Trump paid for food at the crypto-themed Pubkey bar for the entire restaurant.<\/p>\n The campaign stop comes before Trump is set to hold a\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/0oAFSHgZCB<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n Trump was on his way to a rally in Long Island, where he said he was serious about winning the state of his birth, which has voted Democrat in every presidential election since 1984.<\/p>\n As the election in early November nears, it is expected that Donald Trump will further emphasize his support for Bitcoin and the crypto industry to counter his Democrat rival, Kamala Harris<\/a>, who has said very little on the subject.<\/p>\n The Trump-themed memecoin MAGA (TRUMP) jumped 6.5% over the past 12 hours to reach $2.13 at the time of writing. However, the asset has been battered over the past seven days, dropping 25% since the same time last week.<\/p>\n Additionally, Trump officially launched<\/a> his long-anticipated DeFi project, World Liberty Financial (WLF), through a live X Space event on Sept. 17.<\/p>\n National polls from FiveThirtyEight currently have Harris leading Trump by 48.5% to 45.2%. Moreover, Polymarket also has the Democrat candidate ahead.<\/p>\n Kamala Harris\u2019 lead in the odds is up to 4%. pic.twitter.com\/jtsbENKpeZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Polymarket (@Polymarket) September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n The post Burgers and Bitcoin: Donald Trump Demonstrates Support for BTC at NYC Bar\u00a0<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The presidential candidate reiterated his support for digital assets on Sept. 18 by treating his supporters to burgers at a New York bar and paying with BTC. Trump entered a crypto-themed venue called PubKey in Greenwich Village where he was met with applause from Bitcoiners and supporters. \u201cWho wants a burger?\u201d he asked before spending […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8043"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Burgers and Bitcoin<\/h2>\n
Harris Edges Ahead<\/h2>\n