{"id":56571,"date":"2022-01-25T16:07:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T14:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=56571"},"modified":"2025-09-04T07:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T04:09:12","slug":"mcdonalds-responds-to-crypto-investors-jokes-about-working-for-the-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/mcdonalds-responds-to-crypto-investors-jokes-about-working-for-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s responds to crypto investors\u2019 jokes about working for the company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Bitcoin correction sparked a wave of jokes in the crypto community about investors forced to consider taking jobs at McDonald\u2019s. On January 25, the company responded to the ironic posts on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class='twitter-tweet'>\n<p lang='und' dir='ltr'> <a href='https:\/\/t.co\/YXelvQ9KnT'>pic.twitter.com\/YXelvQ9KnT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Binance (@binance) <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/binance\/status\/1485735646031405059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>January 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async='' src='https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class='wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow'>\n<p>\u201cHow are you, people who run crypto accounts on Twitter,\u201d wrote representatives of McDonald\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, the bitcoin exchange Binance posted a meme, and MicroStrategy chief Michael Saylor posted a photo of himself wearing a McDonald\u2019s cap. Earlier he made <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-ends-its-worst-week-in-eight-months\"> a similar post <\/a>, but with the logo of the Tahinis network.<\/p>\n<blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-conversation='none'>\n<p lang='en' dir='ltr'>Doin\u2019 whatever it takes to acquire more <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#bitcoin<\/a>\u2026 <a href='https:\/\/t.co\/Ae3wmbCCZx'>pic.twitter.com\/Ae3wmbCCZx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor\u26a1\ufe0f (@saylor) <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/1485733773278916609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>January 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async='' src='https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk did not miss the opportunity to mention his favourite cryptocurrency. He promised to eat a Happy Meal on television if McDonald\u2019s starts accepting Dogecoin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class='twitter-tweet'>\n<p lang='en' dir='ltr'>I will eat a happy meal on tv if <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/McDonalds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>@McDonalds<\/a> accepts Dogecoin<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1485953263040188416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>January 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async='' src='https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On January 21, the price of the first cryptocurrency at one point <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-slips-below-39000-ethereum-below-3000\"> fell below $37,700 <\/a>, down to $34,000 on Saturday. The last BTC <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-price-falls-below-34000-3\"> plunged <\/a> on January 24, but later recovered and surpassed the $36,400 mark.<\/p>\n<p>Some <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/drwolfff\/status\/1485218487157108736?s=20'>saw<\/a> in Bitcoin\u2019s price movement a pattern reminiscent of McDonald\u2019s logo, while others imagined famous supporters of the first cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class='twitter-tweet'>\n<p lang='und' dir='ltr'>Naaaaaaahhhhhh <a href='https:\/\/t.co\/HomoUlZy7Z'>pic.twitter.com\/HomoUlZy7Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BITCOIN\u2602\ufe0f\u26a1\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb \u4e30 \ud83c\udf0b \ud83d\udd11 (@Cipherhoodlum) <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cipherhoodlum\/status\/1484996984142446596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async='' src='https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On January 23, a Twitter account <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/McDonaldsJob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1485334598842294279%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vice.com%2Fen%2Farticle%2Fv7dzmd%2Fcrypto-investors-are-memeing-about-working-at-mcdonalds-during-brutal-crash'>account<\/a> Mcdonald\u2019s Job Application, linked to a profile on the OpenSea marketplace. Its owner listed 1,111 job-application statements as NFTs at a price of 0.0389 ETH each (~$94 at the time of writing).<\/p>\n<figure class='wp-block-image'><img decoding='async' src='https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/IpAaqK0GWL84LMadh9mGFfhhDWQXCpQw8gVNuLgJb2PveCGvJHnnpe5FdXIUSFDAMugH8bSmdyva5Zqk8JnEU6UFKh8CsUcXJ6GtHSeMCL9F0f1if7xGoDe7NqYRdLIY2M7UPVR2' alt='McDonald\u2019s responds to crypto investors\u2019 jokes about working for the company'\/><figcaption><meta charset='utf-8'>Data: <a href='https:\/\/opensea.io\/collection\/mcdonalsapplication'> OpenSea<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class='wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow'>\n<p>\u201cETH is falling? Living is no longer affordable? We are waiting for you! Apply for your dream job from 9 to 5 at McDonald\u2019s through our form,\u201d the account description says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Not to be left out, El Salvador\u2019s president Nayib Bukele also weighed in. He changed his Twitter avatar, adding a McDonald\u2019s cap and badge to his photo.<\/p>\n<p>Against the backdrop of the Bitcoin correction, the country\u2019s government <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-bitcoin-fund-buys-410-btc-amid-market-correction\">bought 410 BTC for $15 million<\/a>. The average purchase price was $36,585. With this latest move, the Salvadoran state fund holds 1,651 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>On January 24, Bukele said that \u201cthe safest and most profitable moment to buy Bitcoin is when the price is going down.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class='twitter-tweet'>\n<p lang='en' dir='ltr'>Most people go in when the price is up, but the safest and most profitable moment to buy is when the price is down. It\u2019s not rocket science \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>So invest a piece of your McDonald\u2019s paycheck in <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#Bitcoin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now go back to flip more burgers you lazy fv\u00e7k!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nayib Bukele \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb (@nayibbukele) <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/nayibbukele\/status\/1485649494502875137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>January 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async='' src='https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class='wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow'>\n<p>\u201cSo invest a portion of your McDonald\u2019s paycheck in Bitcoin. And now go back to flipping more burgers, you lazy fv\u00e7k,\u201d the president wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reddit users, by contrast, chose to support one another. One posted a photo of Baron Rothschild with his quote: \u201cBuy when there is blood in the streets, even if it\u2019s your own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading='lazy' id='reddit-embed' src='https:\/\/www.redditmedia.com\/r\/Bitcoin\/comments\/sbfvbs\/i_live_by_this_quote_it_has_served_me_well_in_the\/?ref_source=embed&#038;ref=share&#038;embed=true' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups' style='border: none;' height='532' width='640' scrolling='no'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Invesco <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/invesco-foresees-bitcoin-falling-below-30000-in-2022\"> allowed a drop below $30,000 in 2022<\/a>, as &#8216;the asset bubble deflates&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In April, analysts at Glassnode saw in the record drop since July 2021 and the hodlers\u2019 steadfastness the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/glassnode-analysts-flag-bear-trend-in-bitcoin-price\"> onset of a bear trend <\/a> in Bitcoin\u2019s price.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to the ForkLog channel on <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCC9FnXTC8_ENzaNSO5cHQ6g' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener'> YouTube<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Bitcoin correction sparked a wave of jokes in the crypto community about investors forced to consider taking jobs at McDonald\u2019s. 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