American politician Wendy Rogers praised the Shiba Inu (SHIB) community in a recent tweet, claiming that its members are “very positive”. Last week, Rogers introduced a bill to make Bitcoin legal tender in Arizona. While the meme coin sharing during the day was harshly criticized by some, some unfollowed. For details, keep reading on Cryptokoin.com.
“I love the meme coin community”
The tweet came after the lawmaker tweeted that Americans should be able to buy the two biggest meme coins Shiba Inu and Dogecoin because they believe in freedom. Last week, Arizona introduced a bill to make Bitcoin legal tender, but the legislation is not expected to pass. Rogers is often criticized for his provocative social media posts, and critics have attributed it to adopting racist views.
“I love the SHIB community”
In January, he topped the list of “extremist” politicians in the United States compiled by the Anti-Defamation League. Rogers endorsed the QAnon conspiracy theories and sought to distort the results of the 2020 presidential election. Last month, the politician faced backlash for calling New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern “Lenin with the Hair”. Ironically, Rogers is now unfollowed by some Bitcoin users who were dissatisfied with the senator’s Shiba Inu tweets. One user suggested that he will no longer be a part of Bitcoin community engagement, saying that the MP’s 15 minutes are now over. Many Twitter users with laser eyes have unfollowed Rogers.
Desperate for approval and visibility, cryptocurrency investors are willing to rally behind even the most ideologically extreme politicians as long as they support their cause. Case in point: far-right Republican Josh Mandel. In a scathing article by The New York Times on Monday, Nobel laureate and veteran cryptocurrency opponent Paul Krugman associated Bitcoin with “antisocial right.”
Shiba Inu whales are accumulating from these 10 altcoin projects
WhaleStats shared that the Shiba Inu (SHIB) is back in the top spot on the buy list of the 1,000 largest Ethereum whales. Reaching over 1 million wallets, SHIB is filling whale wallets with the following 10 altcoin projects.
- Twitter DAO
- Ethereum (ETH)
- USD Coin USDC
- OKEx (OKB)
- Polygon (MATIC)
- Decentraland (MANA)
- Bitpanda Ecosystem Token (BEST)
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO)
- Discord DAO
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