Mark Zuckerberg shared a image of his pet goats on Monday, introducing them to the world as Bitcoin and Max. The image promptly set social media abuzz with speculation about the significance of the name “Bitcoin”. Bitcoin investors took it as an endorsement of the cryptocurrency from the Facebook founder, whilst meme-makers took the chance and flooded social media with hilarious memes.
Mark Zuckerberg’s personal post was quite simple. “My goats: Max and Bitcoin,” he wrote whilst sharing the image on Facebook yesterday.
Since becoming shared on line, the post has racked up more than 9 lakh reactions and just about 2 lakh comments on the platform.
“Which one is Bitcoin?” asked one Facebook user, whilst one more wondered if Mr Zuckerberg would sell Bitcoin to him.
The image promptly made its way to Twitter as nicely, exactly where reactions varied from amused to curious about the significance of the name. The post has sparked speculation that Facebook will invest in Bitcoin, just like Elon Musk’s Tesla.
Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge Capital, tweeted to say that Mark Zuckerberg had hired David Marcus from PayPal to run Facebook’s crypto business enterprise – which he took to be a sign that Mr Zuckerberg would grow to be a Bitcoin purchaser.
I knew Mark Zuckerberg would grow to be a #Bitcoin-er when he hired David Marcus from PayPal to run @Facebook‘s crypto business enterprise. It’s been a lengthy and winding road, but welcome to #Bitcoin. Great job Zuck and David. Excited for what comes next.
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) May 11, 2021
“Is Mark Zuckerberg telling us he is a bitcoin maximalist with the names of his goats?” asked Anthony Pompliano, a crypto investor.
Is Mark Zuckerberg telling us he is a bitcoin maximalist with the names of his goats? ???? pic.twitter.com/GKlMdqdeXJ
— Pomp ???? (@APompliano) May 10, 2021
Another Twitter user wondered regardless of whether it was the “Ultimate top signal”.
In Facebook post, Mark Zuckerberg reveals he has named his goat ‘Bitcoin’. Ultimate best signal? pic.twitter.com/NH9WDq4UN5
— Mr. Whale (@CryptoWhale) May 10, 2021
Take a look at some of the other reactions to the Facebook chief’s post:
Facebook’s shareholders meeting is in 2 weeks
And Mark Zuckerberg has currently began shilling #Bitcoin
Guess what occurs next… pic.twitter.com/Mm1AxtjDfP
— LilMoonLambo (@LilMoonLambo) May 10, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg named his goat Bitcoin
Looks like he is a hodler pic.twitter.com/WchYPk1CMP
— Dzambhala HODL (@DzambhalaHODL) May 10, 2021
At last, there is true BITCOIN.
Courtesy: Mark Zuckerberg pic.twitter.com/gXH9twu3jD— Hamisu Njobdi (@Njobdi05) May 11, 2021
According to trading news web-site Benzinga, Bitcoin is however to see a trading frenzy following Mr Zuckerberg’s post. It is presently trading at $55,315.