{"id":217,"date":"2024-10-10T02:04:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmpackagedev.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2025-01-21T15:25:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:25:34","slug":"laser-eyes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/laser-eyes","title":{"rendered":"Laser Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-zone\"><div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\"  >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div id=\"tdi_3\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_4  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4,\r\n                .tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_4,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4:before,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: table;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_6  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_6{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><div class=\"td_block_wrap td_block_text_with_title tdi_7 tagdiv-type td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_7\" >\n<style>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.td_block_text_with_title{\r\n                  margin-bottom: 44px;\r\n                  -webkit-transform: translateZ(0);\r\n                  transform: translateZ(0);\r\n                }.td_block_text_with_title p:last-child{\r\n                  margin-bottom: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\"><\/div><div class=\"td_mod_wrap td-fix-index\"><section class=\"m-detail--body\">\n<h1>Laser-Eyed Legislators<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-218 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bmpackagedev.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MTgxNjE5ODk0NzcxNTkwNDAy.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Ever since\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/culture\/cynthia-lummis-is-bringing-bitcoin-to-the-u-s-senate\">U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis<\/a>\u00a0updated her Twitter avatar to an image of herself with Bitcoin laser eyes, politicians around the world have been signaling their support for a truly sound, global money by doing the same. The trend seemingly hit overdrive when El Salvador&#8217;s president,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/tags\/nayib-bukele\">Nayib Bukele<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/business\/el-salvador-to-declare-bitcoin-as-legal-tender\">declared that the country would adopt bitcoin as legal tender<\/a>\u00a0(adding red lasers to his presidential stare in the process, of course).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/culture\/bitcoin-laser-eyes-origins\">Read more about this social Bitcoin phenomenon here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you&#8217;ll find a list of the world&#8217;s legislators who have donned laser eyes, along with supporting links.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-table m-detail--body-item l-inline\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Date Of Laserfication<\/th>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Link To Lasers<\/th>\n<th>Link To Statement<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Argentina<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 7, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nFrancisco S\u00e1nchez\n<\/td>\n<td>\nNational Deputy For Neuqu\u00e9n\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fsancheznqn\/status\/1402045792333012997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fsancheznqn\/status\/1402045792333012997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Brazil<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 7, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nF\u00e1bio Ostermann\n<\/td>\n<td>\nState Deputy For Rio Grande Do Sul\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabioOstermann\/status\/1401988499893587968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabioOstermann\/status\/1401988499893587968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 7, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nGilson Marques\n<\/td>\n<td>\nFederal Deputy For Santa Catarina\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gilson__marques\/status\/1402007277662523392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gilson__marques\/status\/1402007277662523392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 8, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nBruno Souza\n<\/td>\n<td>\nRepresentative For Santa Catarina\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brunosouzasc\/status\/1402320761533218816?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Colombia<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nN\/A\n<\/td>\n<td>\nJehudi Castro\n<\/td>\n<td>\nAdvisor To The President\n<\/td>\n<td>\nNone (Yet)\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/infopresidencia\/status\/1402623793709916161?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Ecuador<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 7, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nJulio Eduardo Clavijo Acosta\n<\/td>\n<td>\nVice Minister Of Economic Inclusion\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ltpxcarlos\/status\/1402109674581893120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>El Salvador<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 5, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nNayib Bukele\n<\/td>\n<td>\nPresident\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nayibbukele\/status\/1401391067350581248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nayibbukele\/status\/1401327906178191366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 6, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nM\u00f3nica Taher\n<\/td>\n<td>\nMember, Trade And Investments Secretariat\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/monicataher\/status\/1401571733153337352?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Mexico<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 8, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nEduardo Murat Hinojosa\n<\/td>\n<td>\nMember, Lower House\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eduardomurat\/status\/1402262379652603904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eduardomurat\/status\/1402257568580390923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 8, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nIndira Kempis Martinez\n<\/td>\n<td>\nSenator, Congress Of The Union\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndiraKempis\/status\/1402129280830742531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Paraguay<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 6, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nCarlitos Rejala\n<\/td>\n<td>\nDeputy\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlitosrejala\/status\/1401712725886132224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlitosrejala\/status\/1401712725886132224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Tonga<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nJune 15, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nMata&#8217;i&#8217;ulua &#8216;i Fonuamotu\n<\/td>\n<td>\nMember Of Parliament\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lordfusitua?s=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.in-24.com\/business\/66028.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>United States<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nFebruary 19, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nCynthia Lummis\n<\/td>\n<td>\nU.S. Senator\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CongressChanges\/status\/1362785234467450881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362785234467450881%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fslate.com%2Ftechnology%2F2021%2F02%2Flummis-bitcoin-laser-eyes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/finance\/539621-lummis-adopts-laser-eyes-meme-touting-bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nFebruary 19, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nWarren Davidson\n<\/td>\n<td>\nU.S. Representative\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CongressChanges\/status\/1362893448332812288?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vqlq9M7PCOY&#038;t=11s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nMarch 30, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nFrancis Suarez\n<\/td>\n<td>\nMayor Of Miami, Florida\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francissuarez\/status\/1376814705143128067?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francissuarez\/status\/1354488469091975168?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nApril 19, 2021\n<\/td>\n<td>\nScott Conger\n<\/td>\n<td>\nMayor Of Jackson, Tennessee\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayorconger\/status\/1384333611453894658?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link To Lasers<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/culture\/meet-the-tennessee-mayor-whos-ready-to-embrace-bitcoin\">Link To Statement<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<footer class=\"m-basic-page--footer m-detail--footer\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--keywords 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