#Mining company embeds Trump portrait in Bitcoin block#

Recently, US-listed Bitcoin mining company MARA embedded a portrait of President Trump in Bitcoin block 879613 to commemorate his upcoming inauguration. It is reported that Trump will be the first US president to support Bitcoin. This move has sparked widespread attention, with some seeing it as a sign of support for Trump, while others view it as a political exploitation.MARA CEO Fred Thiel confirmed the incident on social media platform X, revealing that the portrait of President Trump in the "Trump 47" block was generated by AI. The event has also sparked discussions about the politicization of Bitcoin, with some arguing that Bitcoin should not be used for political purposes, while others believe Bitcoin can serve as a tool for expressing political views.It is worth noting that prior to embedding the Trump portrait, MARA had organized their block transactions, calculating 1,476,600,000,000,000 Bitcoin hashes in just 46 seconds. This indicates that MARA had planned this action in advance and may have hoped to attract more attention through it.