Crypto traders turned tungsten into a meme. Now they can buy it with bitcoin.

Crypto traders turned tungsten into a meme. Now they can buy it with bitcoin.

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts who turned can now buy the dense metal with bitcoin. Midwest Tungsten Service, the supplier of the small novelty cubes that weigh several pounds, said it will accept bitcoin through a partnership with OpenNode, a crypto payment processor, Tuesday. That's a win for enthusiasts like ' Dan Matuszewski, who told the outlet that "crypto just has a propensity for the density." The cubes go viral every once in a while because of their small size and high density, and this time crypto Twitter caused the craze, , citing Midwest Tungsten general manager Kevin Anetsberger. Last week, a tweet joking about crypto enthusiasts causing a tungsten shortage prompted a 300% rise in retail cube sales at Midwest Tungsten, on Oct. 14. A 1.5-inch cube weighs about two pounds. On Amazon, it's described as "surprisingly heavy; a great conversation piece." The item, though, is currently unavailable. On the Midwest Tungsten website, , which weighs about 40 pounds, is being sold for $2,999.99. Sean Murray, Midwest Tungsten's director of ecommerce, told Coindesk that the company, which generally produces the metal for industrial customers, has plenty of tungsten to spare and will prepare a new shipment to an Amazon fulfillment store. In