Bitcoin did not emerge in isolation. Its logic — consensus over authority, rules over rulers, time as structure — belongs to a century of experiments once carried out in the avant-garde. Bitcoin wasn’t an accident of code but a century-long attempt to imagine systems beyond authority.

When does a penny become art? Is a photo just a record — or the real artwork itself? Rutherford Chang’s project CENTS transforms 10,000 ordinary pennies into unique digital tokens, exploring how meaning shifts when physical objects are turned into digital assets. Far from a typical NFT project, this thoughtful Medium article examines CENTS through the lens of semiotics, conceptual art, and media theory and invites readers to reflect on value, materiality, and meaning in the digital age.

Art has always symbolized values: Bitcoin and Bitcoin art is the next form of that. From Medieval times to modern corporations, companies supporting and collecting art can contribute to cultural capital and leverage art as an asset.

In this interview, renowned actors and artists Vincent D’Onofrio and Laurence Fuller give an insight into the creative process behind their artwork ‘No Fear, No Greed, No Envy’. It is the latest work of the collaborative initiative Graphite Method and represents a fusion of film history, digital art and poetic expression immortalized as a Bitcoin Inscription. What is special about the artwork is that the frame of the triptych and the word poem change daily at 19:19 UTC.

In the evolving landscape of contemporary art, few artists capture the essence of change and permanence as powerfully as Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell. Their artwork bridges the gap between the natural world and urban decay. They delve into the heart of abandoned places and transform them into digital masterpieces that question the boundaries between reality and digital artificiality.