Bitcoin just got some major free press.
As if it really needed any more of it...
During Janet Yellen's testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, an unidentified man held up a sign saying "Buy Bitcoin".
Yellen was speaking during the first round of the Fed's semi-annual monetary policy report to Congress and also addressing the state of the economy.
The event and the sign were seen live on television.
The unidentified man was subsequently removed from the hearing room.
Did it effect the price of Bitcoin?
It looks like it did at least slightly, as the price traded near the highs of the day at 1:03 pm EST shortly after the sign was visible.
Yellen did not comment on Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies during this hearing, but perhaps after hearing about the sign behind her, she will comment on it at the next one. ;)
Stay informed my friends!
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Victory! Another battle won by the good guys!
This is BRILLIANT.
Congratulations to that brave soul. It takes alot of guts to pull this off. It would of been so easy for him to talk himself out of it once he thought it up.
I can only imagine the dialogue that was going on in his head on the days that led up to this.
Hopefully he will now have a Crypto career.
Resteeming
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Dude was a boss, he really didn't care for his future slavery internship job haha
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Yeah man. "Today was a good day, I didn't have to use my AK."
Dre.
The shift is beginning. We can all sense it. There is something in the air. Can't you smell it?
It's a familiar smell but one I have not smelled in quite some time. It's the smell of victory. The ashes of our enemies lie at our feet.
Today was an easy victory. With just the use of a legal pad we made them stagger.
The struggle continues.
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Current Mood :)
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Especially since he got quite a few donations to his bitcoin address after posting it later...
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Thats so funny, I wrote the same article but 40 minutes after you @jrcornel :)) When I started writing I looked for such an article and did not find any. But after I published it, saw it came up on trending in #cryptocurrency. Very cool story with this Walter C Allen
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Cool! I am sure it is going viral all over social media as of late yesterday...
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I think he started something much bigger than people realize! People will now start putting Bitcoin signs in crazy places. Make it go viral with their donation address, and suddenly they have Bitcoins!
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HAHAHA this is great!!! We need more people like this spreading the word of Bitcoin....That is all I do, spread the word of crypto currency. This guy had the opportunity and took it lol.
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I can't believe he did it, I am still laughing. :)
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Haha! Now where are the memes?
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This is so awesome!!
Here is a video:
What a hero!
Edit: People on Twitter are bidding on the notepad now. Highest bid so far: 1.1 BTC.
Edit 2: He already received over 2.3 BTC in donations from people around the world
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thats amazing! such suppport from the BTC community! nowhere do more people have this much excess spendable income but in crypto! nowhere can u so easily send money around the world!
wow this encourages MORE people to hold up bitcoin signs on live TV!
its like how steemit pays people to advertise for steemit!
lets do a $1000 prize for ANYONE who can get STEEMIT.com or BUY STEEM STEEMIT.COM on live televiosion like the infowars BILL CLINTON IS A RAPIST contest where alex jones gave out like $5000 to anyoen who could get that onve TV
it was a HUGE success
we should do a similar thing where we offer $100 maybe to start for anyone who can get Steem logo on live anyone who can get 1 million views on a video about Joining Steemit
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Epic, this is well worth the suspension!
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Some guy on twitter tries to impersonate this hero to claim some BTC.
https://twitter.com/WalterCBitcoin
That's not a Walter C Allen, that's Otto Warmbier, the recently deceased American student who died in North Korea ->
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/19/otto-warmbier-dies-coma-student-north-korea-prison
Wikipedia source with picture
This whole story makes me go WOW...
EDITED after @penguinpablo removed this twitter link from his comment.
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That is awesome. Thanks for sharing. I am sure people are going to send him some!
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Walter C. Allen for Congress!
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Balls and Bitcoins
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Brilliant!
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Hero, you should be promoted!
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That's a damn good idea hahaha I'm very curious to see what he ends up getting out of this.
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seems like the left piece of paper does not belong to the pad of paper on the right side ; )
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This is great! Yellen is a clueless idiot. I love how Mr. Allen photo bombed her right when she said that the Fed was transparent. This will go down in history. Perfect timing.
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That's really funny. What she said was funny too, the fed is the most transparent , while avoiding the audit
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We are transparent we swear, just don't audit us!
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Dude, that hilarious!
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she said
then comes out bitcoin sign as if to say yo, it's me.
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That guy is an absolute legend
its like the story of the guy who went on the news and held up his QR code for his wallet, and people sent him bitcoins immediately after haha
gotta know how to play the game!
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Janet Yellen seems to avoid every question, doesn't matter what the subject. But, I do love watching these testimonies, she is getting drilled!
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Money and politics should not mix.
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Problem is money is politics. They are both tools of influence. The more you have the more you can influence people to do what you want.
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Exactly
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Hero #1 Satoshi
Hero #2 Snowden
Hero #3 this guy
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We have to send this guy a donation for this job well done, right? lol
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Last I heard he had already received over 100 donations ;)
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This is great and will make all crypto lovers like all of us happy. Next time will be buy steem and join steemit sign hiyaaaaaaaaaaa
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That's really cool. He has done crypto market a huge favor escpecially now when the market is in downtrend. This time a small positive news can change people behavior towards bitcoin purchasing. Love this article by the way @jrcornel
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This is so amazing. That guy has some balls, did you see how the camera panned away super fast?
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did not effect the price, but this was funny ahha
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I seriously doubt Janet Yellen even knew she was in that room in front of that committee, let alone that someone was behind her.
She's an older model and lacks the rearward facing sensors.
Honestly it's a probably miracle her programming can deliver semi-coherent answers to the questions.
I heard she leaves a trail of hydraulic fluid as she enters and exits.
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hahaha I think she needs a software update
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Hardfork 1 in Yellen - a fork you can't unstick.
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I think they've already overclocked her way beyond her original specs.
At some point I think we'll see smoke coming out of her ears.
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looked to me like her mind control was glitching.
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I kind of resent that statement as she is younger than I am. It isn't her age that makes her the way she is.
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You are obviously vastly superior to her though.
You're here at Steemit and she's there.
And it's not the age, it's the mileage.
Some wines improve with age, some turn to vinegar.
You're a classic, she's a clunker.
Better?
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Well that got a laugh out of me!
I'll take it even if it doesn't quite fit.
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As long as I made you smile. :-)
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He deserves a medal, but may prefer a Bitcoin!
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A medal in the image of a bitcoin?! :)
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Perfect!
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Bitcoin Sign Guy!
This is the picture of the guy who held up the "Buy Bitcoin" sign.
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seems like the left piece of paper does not belong to the pad of paper on the right side
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hahahah nice
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Like it or not the concept of money and economics has changed. Get on board or get left behind because the people have a choice!!
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Totally agree!
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This is so amazing even though he's just doing this because he probably already holds lots of bitcoins. But anyway this is just awesome!
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Awesome!
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HAHAHA this is great!!! We need more people like this spreading the word of Bitcoin....
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Find out who it is and get him to create a Steemit account :P
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Hay @jrcornel Lik Your post
I always follow your journey whether it is Anything
I Wish You Would Also Follow and Upvote My Post @funnystuff
Really I Liked What You Do Every Day
And Always Join - Upvote - Comment and Reesteem
I wish the same
Thank You Sweet
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Nice post , cryptocurrency is trending and these officials are recognizing the power of bitcoin
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lol, Yellen said, "The Federal Reserve is one of the most transparent central banks in the world". And then somebody behind Yellen help up the Buy Bitcoin sign :P Hilarious!
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So funny, I just watched the video in one of the comments. I wonder if Janet Yellen knows about crypto. Thanks for sharing
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That was certainly "a moment," even it it "cost" him. I expect his three seconds of fame will get him a few contributions...
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That's so awesome. Lol. Too bad it wasn't a Steemit sign! Shame that he lost an internship over it but hopefully people hook him up with some BTC!
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Well worth the rEsteem!
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hahaha... Who is that guy?
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My hero :)
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Mine too!
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That is hilarious to see. I was not aware of that advertising of BitCoin. Great to see so many others are doing what they can to spread the word about Cryptos.
Screw the FED
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She'll hate that great. Cheers mike
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If I was there, I will do the same thing too. LOL
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Waahahahaa so brilliant!! My boyfriend actually showed this to me earlier tonight. Bloody classic!! Hehe. We both had a gokd laugh!
Upvoted and resteemed.... due to awesomeness. Lol
Would love your feedback on my latest... if you so care 😁
https://steemit.com/life/@jaynie/giftwrap-your-life-with-gratitude-rockyourworld-24
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Nice Post
Visit Blog me ;v
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They are fighting in vain.
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the cryptocurrency give whole efect to the freelances around the world
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This can't be real! If it is, LMFAO! So great!
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https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@bhikkhu/product-placement
it makes a good meme
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94 Transactions so far after his stunt . if you want to donate, I'll save you the time of typing his Wallet Address. Dude use QR code next time!!
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Too bad that guy isn't on steemit right now otherwise he'd be making bank. Someone get him signed up now!
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Get int before the US Gov fucks you over, its what we pay them for.
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Ahaha I realy don't want to beleive it affected the price of bitcoin but we are in a crazy crazy world that dude is serious stonecold :D
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Yea it won't affect it much long term, but sometimes all it takes is something like that to spark a little buying short term.
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Haha awesome, the expression on her face looks like she saw it in the mirror
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Fantastic!
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LOL This is one way to get the message out there!
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whether she noticed or not, digital currency is the wave of the future and taken at its height leads on to fame and fortune ; omitted, one's life wallows in the shallows lol
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Ahahah, give that man a medal!!
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That's hilarious.
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The one that smiles in the photo holds a sign.
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Haha, hilarious!
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That's great!
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wow impresive i dont belive that is a great hit
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This world of cryptocurrencies is extremely volatile and you never know by how many external factors it may be influenced.
In any case I do not thing this is one of them :)
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lol Lmao
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Haha awesome! I'm sure he was the one who installed a miner in a Fed's server XD
https://news.bitcoin.com/federal-reserve-employee-mines-bitcoin-using-the-feds-server/
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Holy shit this is a HUGE successful victory in the INFOWAR against the federal reserve!
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Beautiful! That is both hilarious and awesome! I never thought I'd fall in love with a pic of Janet Yellen.
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Said every man ever.... ;)
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haha that's great
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Truly fucking awesome
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She's one of the richest people on Earth. She doesn't care. So please vote her out, and put in people who actually want the world to be a better place.
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Good people always win.
We got a live example :)
Will try to help him with some bitcoins
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that's awesome! :) haha, bet he is buzzing! :)
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NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CLOAKS
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I guess that is why all the crytos has been green today, its just so funny yesterday almost all were red and people were saying buy buy buy, now that they are green I expect people getting some profit.
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Great initiative :D more people should stand up for what they believe is right.
I really hope bitcoin and steem go up even more than they are right now.
But it does go to say that something so small can invoke a rise in the current market price .
All the best of wishes from me. Goldie
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What a boss
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That's great! Good news on the Steem front... I cashed in my SBD this morning, so you can look for it to skyrocket now!
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I appreciate you doing that for us ;)
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It's already up $0.03 ;-}
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Whats up @jrcornel I just followed and up voted. Hope you will stay with me & follow me.
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He should have written "buy steem"
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That guy is the greatest, if he gets named I will buy him a drink or two... If we do meet...
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Nothing like some good old fashion yellow note book advertising worth a fortune.
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Every little media coverage helps, especially when it's now in the news the court case of Mark Karpeles - CEO of MT Gox
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have a read guys livecoin.net is also like poloniex now messing with users
https://steemit.com/livecoin/@shariqriaz/livecoin-net-do-not-deposit-polybius-coin
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Awesome
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This is what I'm talking about lmao!
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This in my eyes is great, the revolution was televised and they don't like it. Control your own money, destiny, do what you want not what they try to tell you. Power to the people.
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Haha this guy has some balls 💯 Big ups for that fellow!
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Covert, I love it.
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The Ethereum GIF Remix
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Lets be honest, it had no real effect on the price.
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Sure it did. It made it go up, and then it made it go down, and then it made it go sideways ;)
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This was SO GOOD!
Check out my BTC/USD chart art post for today's price action following the buy bitcoin sign up.
Hope you bought ;)
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What a guy hahaha
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This is great free press for bitcoin! Thanks for sharing this important crypto news :)
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This was truly brilliant - by now the world has seen this. It is interesting that he had the opportunity to sit this close to Yellen and initially he was unidentified. At least he got his message across before being removed. it is not just about buying Bitcoins - it has a deeper meaning consider the audience and subject at the time. :)
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smash
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That is simply fucking awesome!
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THIS IS HUGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY!
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Give that man a cookie! haha No way it'd affect the price, I'd be damn if it did! Cheers!
#follow4follow
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this is really interesting. lately that picture have been going round. steemit is growing. nice post @jrcornel
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I love this dude! He's truly a crypto hero. I'm sure we'll witness more of this free publicity for our dear bitcoin! Looking forward to seeing same for steemit too. Its so interesting
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