Donald Trump wants close to 1 bitcoin a photo at Bitcoin 2024
It will cost you almost one bitcoin to take a photo with Donald Trump at this weekend’s Bitcoin conference. Trump is charging attendees of the year’s biggest Bitcoin event $60,000 — about 89% of the current price of an entire coin — to be snapped alongside him. If you’re a couple looking for a photograph with the former president, you’ll have to stump up $100,000. At the time of his original announcement, $60,000 was more than a single bitcoin. Trump’s ability to charge these outlandish sums reflects not only his fame but also the substantial demand for attending waypoints along his presidential campaign trail. The Bitcoin 2024 conference has earned increased coverage after a recent assassination attempt left Trump with a bloody ear and bystander Corey Comperatore dead. VIP passes for the event have sold out for all tiers below $16,590 and Trump is charging $844,600 for a conference roundtable reservation . Security at the conference will be heig...