Crypto glossary
Laser eyes
Laser eyes is a bitcoin meme in which supporters add glowing red lasers to their profile pictures to signal their belief that the price will rise much higher.
The trend took off on crypto Twitter in early 2021, when users edited lasers onto their avatars under a campaign to keep them until bitcoin reached 100,000 dollars. Investors, athletes and politicians joined, and the image became a visual badge of bitcoin conviction, especially among maximalists. Profile pictures with laser eyes have reappeared in later rallies.
The meme works as a public commitment and an in-group signal, similar to slogans such as HODL or few understand. Its spread among public figures, including some lawmakers and heads of state, was read by supporters as a sign of mainstream adoption.
Critics noted that the trend peaked near a market top in 2021, and that bitcoin took years to reach the target, so many accounts quietly dropped the lasers along the way. Like other hype signals, a wave of laser eyes says more about sentiment than about fundamentals.
Example
During a rally, a fund manager changes his profile picture to show red lasers from his eyes and writes that he will keep them until bitcoin hits a six-figure price.