Tom Brady Switched Twitter Profile From Bitcoin Laser Eyes Meme

• Tom Brady just signaled the end of an era for crypto with a quiet change to his Twitter profile picture.
• Brady switched his profile picture from the “laser eyes” meme, which signaled bullishness in Bitcoin.
• Brady was one of the latest holdouts after many celebrities quietly changed their images amid the crypto collapse.

Tom Brady just signaled the end of an era for crypto with a quiet change of Twitter Profile picture.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback, who has become a high-profile supporter of cryptocurrency and NFTs, switched from a photo of himself with glowing eyes on Twitter Monday morning after he likely lost a significant amount of money last week due to FTXs amazing collapse.

Social media profiles with “laser eyes” grew in popularity among cryptocurrency believers last year as a way for them to symbolically display bullishness in crypto, especially in Bitcoin.

While the meme’s origins are unclear, according to CoinTelegraph, many backers initially vowed not to change their images back until Bitcoin hit $100,000. Bitcoin is currently trading at $16,000, its lowest level in two years, and most of the original laser eye images have now disappeared from Twitter .

Brady was one of the last holdouts with a “laser eyes” image; many notable people quietly switched away from the meme when cryptocurrency prices crashed this year. Paris Hilton, Elon Musk, and even incumbent US Senator Cynthia Lummis all had glowing eyes on Twitter at one point or another since early 2021, when crypto soared to all-time highs.

Brady pulling back from his public display of crypto confidence comes after he likely took a big financial hit from FTX’s bankruptcy filing last week.

In June 2021, Brady and his now ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen, entered into a “long-term partnership” with FTX and revealed that they had invested money in the company. Brady was a public-facing ambassador for FTX and starred in several commercials for the exchange.

Last week, in the space of a few days, FTX went from a company valued at $32 billion to bankruptcy after a surge in customer withdrawals caused the company to face a liquidity crisis. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is now facing multiple investigations following reports that he and FTX management mishandled customer funds.