Crypto Investors Erect Golden Trump Bitcoin Statue Outside US Capitol in Defiant Display

Crypto bulls just made their most audacious political statement yet—installing a gleaming golden statue of Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin symbol right at the footsteps of the US Capitol.

The Monument to Monetary Rebellion

Funded by a coalition of anonymous Bitcoin maximalists, the 10-foot-tall sculpture features Trump gripping a massive Bitcoin emblem while staring defiantly toward the Federal Reserve building. The group reportedly liquidated several Bitcoin holdings to fund the six-figure project—because nothing says 'financial revolution' like converting digital gold into physical gold to own the central bankers.

Political Theater Meets Portfolio Theater

The installation appeared overnight without permits, catching Capitol police and lawmakers completely off guard. Organizers left a plaque reading: 'In Bitcoin We Trust—Everything Else is Fiat Theater.' Because when traditional financial systems collapse, why not spend your gains on performance art that trolls the very institutions you're trying to bypass?

Regulatory Shrugs Meet Crypto Hugs

Early reactions split perfectly along predictable lines—crypto Twitter celebrated it as genius performance art, while policy wonks called it everything from illegal campaigning to public nuisance. The SEC hasn't commented, probably too busy figuring out how to classify the statue as an unregistered security.

Because nothing disrupts legacy finance quite like spending digital fortune on physical monuments to protest... physical monuments to legacy finance.

TLDR

• Crypto investors erected a 12-foot golden statue of Trump holding Bitcoin outside the US Capitol on Wednesday
• The statue was placed on the National Mall as part of a Pump.fun livestream stunt and memecoin promotion
• Organizers said it honors Trump’s support for cryptocurrency and was timed with the Fed’s interest rate cut
• The statue was made of foam and displayed from 9 AM to 4 PM on 3rd Street near Capitol Hill
• This marks at least the third Trump statue to appear on the National Mall this year

A group of cryptocurrency investors installed a 12-foot golden statue of President Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin outside the US Capitol on Wednesday. The temporary installation was placed on the National Mall, roughly one mile from the White House.

Tribute to our savior. pic.twitter.com/I03fRJnmDq

— Donald J. TRUMP Golden Statue (@djtgst) September 17, 2025

The statue appeared on 3rd Street and remained in place from 9 AM to 4 PM. Organizers timed the unveiling to coincide with the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, which saw rates cut by 25 basis points to approximately 4.1%.

Hichem Zaghdoudi, one of the organizers, told local media that the installation was “designed to ignite conversation about the future of government-issued currency.” He described it as “a symbol of the intersection between modern politics and financial innovation.”

The statue was created as part of a Pump.fun livestream stunt by mostly anonymous organizers. During Tuesday’s livestream, one organizer revealed the statue was constructed from “extremely hard foam” to make it manageable to transport and install.

Bringing the heat irl 👀#DJTGST pic.twitter.com/KQ0Cwe1kdp

— Donald J. Trump Golden Statue (@djtgst) September 15, 2025

The group also launched a memecoin on the Pump.fun platform alongside the statue installation. Multiple livestreams were created to promote the token and document the statue’s creation and placement.

Organizers Credit Trump’s Crypto Support

Zaghdoudi told DC News Now that the statue represents appreciation for Trump’s cryptocurrency advocacy. “This is a statement, this is to show everybody that without the president, we could never have had this mass adoption of Bitcoin, of cryptocurrencies, of all these big institutions buying Bitcoin,” he said.

The organizer emphasized that the installation serves as “our thank you, our statement, to the president.” Trump has publicly supported cryptocurrency throughout his presidency and campaign, leading to substantial industry backing.

The statue stands 12 feet tall and was carved by machine before being transported to the National Mall. Posts on the organizers’ social media accounts showed the creation process and multiple people carrying the statue into position.

Third Trump Statue on National Mall This Year

This golden Trump statue marks at least the third Trump-related installation on the National Mall in 2025. Previous statues included protests against the president, making this the first supportive installation.

In June, an eight-foot statue called “Dictator Approved” appeared, featuring a golden hand crushing the Statue of Liberty’s crown. Later that month, another installation showed a Gold television displaying controversial footage.

The Federal Reserve announced two additional rate cuts planned for this year, with only one expected in 2026. The timing of the statue installation coincided with this monetary policy announcement that typically benefits risky assets like cryptocurrency.