As Donald Trump and his administration gain notoriety for their affinity for Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies, a new move has come from a Republican congressman.
Accordingly, US Congressman
South Carolina Rep. William Timmons has replaced his X profile photo with a character from the Pudgy Penguin NFT Collection, a well-known blue-chip NFT project.
The change comes after Timmons promised to use his penguin profile photo if it got 10,000 likes.
The post surpassed that goal within three hours, receiving more than 20,000 likes.
Sharing the Pudgy Penguin character, Timmons said: “If it gets 10,000 likes I’ll make it my profile picture.”
Timmons, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, is known for his keen interest in cryptocurrencies and NFTs.
Timmons was also the first US Congressman to previously advocate for revisions to the 21st Century Financial Innovation and Technology Act and is the first US Congressman to display an Ethereum wallet address in his Twitter bio.
PENGU, which is up 2.3% in the last 24 hours, is still trading at $0.012.
#NewProfielPic pic.twitter.com/ybE6swA70p
— Congressman William Timmons (@RepTimmons) November 19, 2025
*This is not investment advice.