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Marathon Digital Inscribes AI-Generated Trump Portrait on Bitcoin Block 879613 for $127K

Jan 17, 2025, 12:12 PM

Marathon Digital Holdings, a Bitcoin mining company, has embedded a portrait of President-elect Donald Trump into the 'Trump 47' block, block 879613, to commemorate his upcoming inauguration. The AI-generated portrait was created using Marathon's MARA Pool mining power and cost 1.244 BTC, approximately $127,000. This gesture honors Trump as the first pro-Bitcoin US president. Alongside the portrait, the block also includes copies of significant American documents such as the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Marathon Digital's CEO, Fred Thiel, stated that the company used its mining power to create these imprints, aiming to intertwine blockchain technology with American heritage and contribute to making America the crypto capital of the world.