Since the first months of 2021, and throughout all these years, a meme began to form part of the identity of bitcoiners: laser eyes. The idea, which arose on the social network Twitter (now X), was made known through the hashtag #LaserRayUntil100k (laser rays up to 100 thousand).
What was proposed at that time was to have the vision focused on the price of Bitcoin until it reached USD 100,000. The compromise is to have the lasers on your profile photos until the price of Bitcoin reaches the target. Everything looked quite ambitious, considering that at that time the price of BTC It was around USD 50,000.
As reported by CriptoNoticias, the Twitter user (now suggested the idea of incorporating laser eyes to the profile, to have a meme with which to demonstrate sympathy for the digital asset.
In his description on the social network he describes himself as the founder of #LaserRayUntil100k. However, the person who first posted the hashtag was GregZaj, marketing director of the Strike app. The trend was followed by hundreds of figures within the community. A large majority still has his laser eyes. Notable among them are Michael Saylor, Nayib Bukele and Samson Mow.
Translation: @gregzaj1 was the first to launch the hashtag on Twitter. However, I created the hashtag and the campaign days before. It was absolutely a team effort. Source: Twitter.
Reaching the goal of USD 100,000 was close, since in November 2021 the creation of Satoshi Nakamoto reached a new all-time high, reaching the USD 68,789 mark. Then everything deflated, mainly after the collapse of exchanges like FTX. A cold and prolonged crypto winter settled on the ecosystem for more than a year.
The outlook looks totally different this 2024. Bitcoin broke its all-time high last March, reaching USD 73,700. But the progress made a few months ago has been surpassed this month of Novemberwith BTC breaking several highs in just a matter of days. And now the digital currency reaches USD 100,000. The first six-figure number in the history of the asset, quite an event to celebrate.
The US election results, with Donald Trump returning to the presidency, and the launch of BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF options, were one of the catalysts for this dizzying rally. The market shows its optimism about the future of the ecosystem globally.
Will the promise be fulfilled?
The question that remains in the air is what are bitcoiners going to do with their laser eyes? The commitment is remove the meme once the goal is met. We review the profile of Chairforce on X, but it hasn’t been updated for two years. GregZaj1’s still active and posting about bitcoin. Although there is no reference to laser eyes.
However, the hashtag #LaserRayUntil100k is coming to life. “Anyone else hodl strong?” (Is anyone else strong?) it reads in a message on November 13, making clear reference to the meme.
“I am hoping to be able to laser my eyes within the next 6 months,” writes another user, expressing the readiness to remove laser eyes in the near future. Other users post tweets as a way to show that they are still pending.
Other messages have been added to the hashtag in recent days, as BTC has gotten closer to the proposed goal. Users are remembering that the goal is just steps away and posting images with laser eyes to show their excitement.
At the rate that the price of bitcoin has been rising in recent days, we did not have to wait many months for the digital currency will be priced at USD 100,000. It’s a significant milestone worth stopping to acknowledge, and it’s also simply a checkpoint on the much longer and bigger journey ahead for digital currency.
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