{"id":29099,"date":"2020-09-23T19:35:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T16:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=29099"},"modified":"2025-08-27T15:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:05:35","slug":"bitcoin-inspired-art-object-to-be-auctioned-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/bitcoin-inspired-art-object-to-be-auctioned-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin-inspired art object to be auctioned in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christie\u2019s auction house will put up for sale a fragment of the Portrait of a Mind collection. It comprises 40 disc-shaped paintings, each containing the Bitcoin source code \u2014 more than 12 million digits in total.<\/p>\n

The work is presented by the Robert Alice project of London-based artist Benjamin Gentilli. As noted<\/a> on the site, he spent three years creating the 50-metre art object. The artist calls his creation the \u201cPortrait of Satoshi Nakamoto.\u201d<\/p>\n

\\\"Bitcoin-inspired<\/p>\n

Source: Robert Alice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Each painting contains exactly 322,048 digits: the Bitcoin code and the coordinates of a geographic location. The locations are highlighted in gold and hold special significance in the history of the first cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n

In New York, one fragment will go under the hammer \u2014 \u201cBlock 21 (24.9472\u00b0 N, 118.5979\u00b0 E). An non-fungible token (NFT) on the Ethereum blockchain is attached to confirm the work’s authenticity. The artist expects to fetch between $12,000 and $18,000.<\/p>\n

\\\"Bitcoin-inspired<\/p>\n

Source: Robert Alice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The feature of the work lies not only in its scale. In design, each painting is intended for a separate buyer, so that no single collector holds the complete code.<\/p>\n

The first owners of paintings from the Portrait of a Mind collection were Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and Bloq chairman Matthew Roszak.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Auctionity marketplace, together with Blockchain Cuties, put up for sale a crypto-cat named Darta-Nyan. The event was held in support of the Minsk-based educational project TeenGuru.<\/p>\n

As reported earlier, in late October 2020 Moscow hosted<\/a> the international exhibition-fair of contemporary digital art Disartive.<\/p>\n

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