Well, my dear Bitcoiners, it looks like we did it. The unthinkable has been thought, the unlikely achieved, and the absolutely ridiculous made reality: Bitcoin has surpassed $100,000! But now, as the laser eyes dim and the confetti settles, the question looms: And after?
Fear not, because Bitcoin’s restless, meme-loving army has a new mission, and it’s as ambitious as it is crazy. Our goal? Turning gold’s market capitalization on its shiny, old-fashioned head and sending Bitcoin plummeting towards a cool $1 million per coin. Because, let’s be honest, who needs gold when you have a digital treasure?
A flashback to the phenomenon of laser eyes
Before we dive into our latest antics, let’s take a moment to take off our hats (or maybe put on our monocles) to #LaserEyesUp to 100K countryside. In the halcyon days of 2021, a Bitcoin enthusiast named Chairforce (yes, he’s a real person, not a Transformer) had the brilliant idea of applying Photoshop laser beams onto Twitter avatars. Why? Because nothing screams “financial revolution” like looking like a superhero in a Marvel knockoff.
The movement was a success. The politicians united. Even celebrities. Even your Uncle Geoff with his dodgy internet connection managed to put laser eyes on his profile photo. The goal of the campaign? To keep those lasers burning until Bitcoin hits $100,000. And three years later, in December 2024, it finally happened. For the full backstory, you can read it all in Bitcoin Magazine’s excellent article, “The Origins of Bitcoin Laser Eyes.”
But now that Bitcoin is sitting in the six-figure club, it’s time to retire the lasers (now you can stop scaring the family cat) and set your sights on a new frontier.
The new mission: throw the gold
Ah, gold: the shiny yellow relic that people have been hoarding for centuries. While it’s lovely for necklaces, teeth, and pirate chests, it’s time for Bitcoin to knock it off its golden pedestal. Currently, Bitcoin’s market capitalization is $2.018 trillion, a respectable 11.36% of gold’s $17.765 trillion. Not bad, but we have bigger plans.
In 2024, Bitcoin’s market cap surpassed silver, which was a bit like overtaking your slower cousin in a three-legged race. But here’s the news: BlackRock, the financial giant, launched a Bitcoin ETF last year, and it has already outperformed its gold ETF. Yes, you read that right. Demand for Bitcoin is growing faster than a queue for free tea and biscuits.
The next step? 2025 could be the year Bitcoin overturns gold’s market capitalization, finally proving to the world that digital beats physical. And, of course, we need a campaign to achieve this monumental goal.
Introducing #PicFlipTillGoldFlip
Now let’s talk about campaigns. After the smash success of laser eyes, the Bitcoin community needed something new, bold, and devilishly simple. My first idea was #GoldGrillTill1Mill, where users would Photoshop gold teeth onto their profile photos. But then I remembered two things: 1) Not everyone has Picasso’s graphic design skills, and 2) Some of us still have nightmares about Kanye’s dental jewelry.
Then it hit me: KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid. And so, the #PicFlipTillGoldFlip the campaign was born The idea is delightfully stupid: flip your profile picture. That’s all. No lasers, no gold teeth, no expensive software. Just rotate your image and voila, you are part of the movement.
#Bitcoin has reached $100,000, but the journey isn’t over.
From laser eyes to upside-down photos, it’s time to literally turn the financial world upside down.
Will you join me? – #PicFlipTillGoldFlip #FlipItForBitcoin pic.twitter.com/aI2wTwWonn
—Mark Mason | markmason.btc (@MarkMoneyMason) January 7, 2025
This symbolizes Bitcoin’s current position below gold’s market capitalization. The image is reversed because Bitcoin has not yet converted to gold. But when that happens, we’ll turn those images around faster than you can say “store of value.”
Will you join the movement?
Social media campaigns like this aren’t just about laughing (although, let’s face it, laughter is a bonus). They build community, spread awareness, and remind everyone that Bitcoin’s potential is, quite literally, out of this world.
The laser eyes campaign took Bitcoiners from $50,000 to $100,000 in just three years. The question now is: how long will it take to turn gold? A year? Two? A decade? However long it takes, the momentum is with us. Bitcoin is no longer the underdog: it is the digital heavyweight, ready to take the crown from the king of shiny rocks.
So, dear reader, will you change your photo for Bitcoin? Will you participate? #PicFlipTillGoldFlip and join us on this absurdly exciting journey to a million dollars? Or do you have an even better idea for a campaign? If so, speak up! The Bitcoin community is always up for some mischief.
Until then, I’ll see you upside down. Greetings!
#PicFlipTillGoldFlip
#FlipItForBitcoin
This article is a Take. The opinions expressed are entirely the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.