Cryptocurrencies Have Spawned an Eclectic Underground Art Movement

What do the art and cryptocurrency worlds have in common? Among other things, the love of the conceptual, evoking of the emotions and the tendency to confuse admirers. Over the past century, we have seen cubism, starting in the early 1900s, which opened the doors for art movements like surrealism, abstract, impressionism and pop art. We are now … Read more

A Bitcoin Rat Is Occupying Wall Street

Ten years after the financial crisis of 2008, an artist known as Nelson Saiers has placed his latest artwork across the street from the New York Federal Reserve building in the financial district. The piece is a giant sized and menacing-looking inflatable rat covered in Bitcoin code. The former Wall Street hedge fund manager and … Read more

Art Exhibition in France to Celebrate Bitcoin’s Tenth Birthday

A group of artists hailing from across the globe will congregate in France to showcase an exhibition celebrating the upcoming tenth anniversary of Bitcoin. The art will be available for purchase using several different cryptocurrencies. Also Read: 8 Surprising Findings from New York’s Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative International Artists Congregate in France to Celebrate Upcoming Tenth … Read more

Test Driving the Money Button — Simple Enough for a 9-Year Old

On September 13 the Money Button launched, allowing people the ability to integrate a Bitcoin Cash-powered payment button into any website or application. This week we tested the Money Button’s user interface with a website to see how easy it is to add a digital currency payment button.      Also read: Ledger Nano S Review: Can … Read more

Wendy McElroy: Crypto Is a Revolution of Hope – Which Is Why It Succeeds

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 4: State Versus Society Chapter 10, Part 3 Crypto Is a Revolution of Hope, Which Is Why It Succeeds The abolition of the market means not only that the consumers—that is all members of society—are robbed of virtually all choice of consumption and all influence over … Read more

The Daily: Bitcoin Art Merges Canvas and Augmented Reality, Bitmain IPO Update

In today’s edition of The Daily we feature an interesting art exhibition which merges augmented reality technology with oil paintings inspired by Bitcoin and cryptocurrency culture. We also cover updates about the Bitmain IPO, ASX’s “blockchain” deployment and Alexander Vinnik’s extradition case. Also Read: Binance Wants to Invest in Africa, Reaches Out to African Projects … Read more

British Artist Sells Entire Collection for Crypto via Wechat

The London and Los Angeles-based artist once dubbed “the next Andy Warhol” by actor Michael Caine, Lincoln Townley, has sold an entire collection of works in exchange for cryptocurrency via popular social media platform Wechat. Also Read: The Daily: Bittrex Invests in New Platform, ATM Market to Grow Over 50% a Year Contemporary Artist Sells Entire … Read more

Wendy McElroy: Are You Part of the Revolution or Part of the War?

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 3: Decentralization Chapter 7, Part 3. Are You Part of the Revolution or Part of the War? by Wendy McElroy What do We mean by the [American] Revolution? The War? That was no part of the Revolution. It was only an Effect and Consequence of it. … Read more

Painting the Blockchain With a Brighter, More Secure Future

After decades of facing the strokes of counterfeiting and intermediary price manipulation against its palette, the art industry is ready to turn the page and enter the world of blockchain technology. Graham Goddard, the CEO of All Public Art (APA), provides a unique platform that helps address the very issues the art community has been plagued … Read more