Cryptocurrency enthusiasts put a golden statue of Donald Trump with bitcoin in front of the US Congress

A 3.6-meter-high golden statue of Donald Trump with a bitcoin BTC $117,500.00 Mezo Wrapped BTC 0.41% Market capitalization $43.73 million VOL. 24 hours $2 billion in his hand was installed near the US Congress building in Washington, DC. The action was organized by supporters of meme coins as part of a stream on the Pump. fun platform, calling it «an ode to the cryptocurrency president.»

The statue was placed on the National Mall across from Union Square, a mile from the White House. The organizers said it was «a tribute to the president for the massive adoption of bitcoin and decentralized technology,» emphasizing his role in removing regulatory barriers to the industry.

One of the initiators, Hisham Zaghdudi, told local media that the project is intended to spark a discussion about the future of public currencies and financial innovation. «This is our way of showing that without the president, there would not be such a massive institutional interest in bitcoin,» he said.

According to the authors' idea, the sculpture is made of heavy-duty foam so that it can be easily transported. Videos on social media showed the process of creation, when the head was cut out on a special machine, and a group of people carried the finished structure.

This is the third Trump-related golden installation on the National Mall in 2025, but the first in support of the president. Previously, «protest» statues appeared there: a golden hand shaking the Statue of Liberty and a TV with a video of Trump next to Jeffrey Epstein.