How cryptocurrencies are spreading

According to news outlet Cointelegraph, the number of Instagram hashtags and Google searches for “crypto tattoos” has increased by at least 222 per cent in 2021. Despite the fact that Bitcoin hasn’t been pleasing investors with huge returns lately, many still want a coveted tattoo.

Dogecoin tattoo

Among them is well-known Bitcoin fan Didi Taihuttu – the head of a family who sold all her savings back in 2016 to invest in Bitcoin. On Twitter the day before, he shared a video of his cryptocurrency-inspired tattoo. He got his tattoo back in 2017.

The most popular requests for crypto tattoos online are displayed below. The most frequent are tattoos with Bitcoin or just on the theme of cryptocurrencies. Also, some are looking for tattoos with Etherium or Dogecoin. While Dogecoin has long been outside the top five cryptocurrencies by capitalisation, it remains the second most popular tattoo motif with 700 average monthly searches. However, the hype around the coin itself seems to have “died” back in 2021.

Popularity of searches with cryptocurrency tattoos

Search queries about the Doge tattoo peaked in early 2021, when the coin was actively promoted on his Twitter account by billionaire Elon Musk. That was enough for some crypto-enthusiasts to start bragging about fresh body art on Instagram.

The dynamics of the popularity of requests for tattoos with different cryptocurrencies

It’s also worth noting some popularity of tattoos based on famous NFT collections – for example, the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection. Here’s a video of the process of applying one of them.

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Bitcoin is being actively promoted not only in the tattoo industry, but also in sports: UFC fighter Matheus Nicolaou received his first career fee in bitcoin the day before. The transaction took place on Monday thanks to a deal facilitated by the Bitwage payment platform.

The Brazilian athlete decided to receive his salary in BTC as a hedge against rising inflation, that is, the depreciation of conventional money like dollars or euros. Nicolau stated that earning in cryptocurrency would help him see the value of his hard work and not worry about his money going to waste. Here’s the athlete’s rejoinder, in which he shares his perspective on the situation.

I earn my money the hard way. I shed blood for it. MMA is a tough sport where you put everything you have into it. While I’m fighting all the time, I have a feeling I’m losing money all the time. And then it hit me: Bitcoin is the solution.

UFC fighter Matheus Nicolaou

Along with the fighter, his manager Vinicius Las Casas will also use Bitwage to receive a portion of his salary in BTC.

We support the adoption of the cryptocurrency and want to spread its impact through this deal.

As a reminder, Nicolau is the first Latin American athlete and the second UFC fighter ever to be paid in bitcoin. The first was UFC heavyweight fighter Francis Ngannou, who announced back in January that he would receive half of his prize money in the UFC 270 event in crypto via Cash App.


We believe that cases like this are integral to the popularity of cryptocurrencies. Apparently. the owners of such tattoos have made good money from the selected coins, so they decided to immortalize them on their bodies. This, in turn, will act as further publicity for people who have not yet had time to get involved with decentralized assets. So the scheme looks quite workable.

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