Bitcoin For The Arts

🧡 New BFTA Newsletter just dropped — Issue #17

This week we’re covering: • Why Broadway’s Cats: The Jellicle Ball is closing despite three Tony Awards and strong weekly grosses — and what it reveals about the broken funding model for the arts • Episode 12 of Share Your Bitcoin Journey with Philip Charter (Bitcoin ghostwriter, co-editor of 21 Futures, and advocate for sovereign publishing) • Bitcoin Arts Park updates at the Midwest Bitcoin Summit (Sept 22–24) — volunteers and sponsors needed • Growing the BFTA Artist Directory

If you care about sound money, working artists, and real cultural sovereignty, this one’s worth reading.

Read the full issue here:

https://bitcoin-for-the-arts.beehiiv.com/p/bitcoin-for-the-arts-issue-17

#Bitcoin #BitcoinForTheArts #SoundMoney #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #BitcoinArts #SovereignArt #ArtistFunding #Broadway #MidwestBitcoinSummit #BitcoinCulture #ValueForValue #BitcoinPodcast #Nostr #CreatorEconomy #BitcoinCommunity

🧡 New BFTA Newsletter just dropped!

This week we’re covering:

• New episode of Share Your Bitcoin Journey with Alana Mediavilla, director of the powerful Bitcoin mining documentary Dirty Coin

• Midwest Bitcoin Summit updates — we’re looking for volunteers, sponsors, and homeschool families for a special book reading

• NEA July grant cycle is now open

• Christie's Art+Tech Summit happening this week

If you care about artists building on Bitcoin, sound money, and real sovereignty in the arts, this one’s worth reading.

Read the full issue here:

https://bitcoin-for-the-arts.beehiiv.com/p/bitcoin-for-the-arts-issue-16

#Bitcoin #BitcoinForTheArts #SoundMoney #DirtyCoin #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #BitcoinMining #MidwestBitcoinSummit #ArtistGrants #NEA #DecentralizedArt #ValueForValue #BitcoinCulture #SovereignArt #BitcoinCommunity #Art #BitcoinEducation #ArtistDirectory #BitcoinPodcast #Nostr #BitcoinNews

New clip from Share Your Bitcoin Journey 🧡

Lindey Magee shares how she used the Bitcoin from her late husband’s life insurance to fund her children’s book — even though it meant spending what could have been long-term wealth.

She explains that she did it because she believed the book would matter. Dion responds by pointing out that she operated with true low time preference and created something with real generational value.

This is a beautiful example of Bitcoin enabling creators to build things that can outlast them.

Full episode:

#Bitcoin #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #LowTimePreference #Nostr

Bitcoin Journey 🧡

After losing her husband, Lindey Magee made a bold decision with the life insurance he left behind.

Instead of following the traditional path of studying Bitcoin first and then deciding, she acted on strong conviction. She put the money into Bitcoin — and credits that decision with giving her and her daughter stability and freedom during one of the hardest seasons of their lives.

She shares:

“That decision is the reason why Palyn and I have a roof over our heads today… I was able to have the freedom to pour into her versus be stressed out over finances.”

https://blossom.primal.net/78d9a7c422842888f6621c46f8507d17995a9e1347a5dce0ba96ecb81055b6c2.mp4 New clip from Share Your

Full episode:

#Bitcoin #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #Nostr #Mom #HomeSchool #Conviction

New clip from Share Your Bitcoin Journey 🧡

Lindey Magee shares a very practical reality of living on a Bitcoin standard:

Even during a bear market, she’s been able to stretch her money significantly further — sometimes living at “more than half off.” As a result, the life insurance her late husband left her has gone twice as far (or more) than it would have in fiat.

Dion points out: She took fiat money and made it go twice as far in a world where most people are losing purchasing power.

Full episode:

#Bitcoin #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #Nostr

New clip from Share Your Bitcoin Journey 🧡

In this moment, Lindey Magee shares how her faith shaped her view of money:

She explains that fiat currency “steals from savers through inflation and punishes the poor,” and that this offends the character of God. For her, discovering Bitcoin wasn’t just financial — it was a conviction she believes came from the Holy Spirit.

Full episode:

#Bitcoin #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #Nostr

New episode of Share Your Bitcoin Journey 🧡

This week I sat down with Lindey Magee, a Mississippi mother and author of the children’s book Bitcoin: A Treasure to HODL.

After losing her husband to cancer, Lindey made the decision to put his life insurance into Bitcoin. That choice gave her the freedom to stay home with her daughter, heal, and eventually write a book introducing sound money to families.

Her story is honest, faith-filled, and deeply moving.

Watch the full episode:

#Bitcoin #BitcoinJourney #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #Nostr #HomeSchool #Mom #Arts #Artist

New issue of the Bitcoin for the Arts newsletter just dropped 🧡

This week we cover:

• Full programming details for Bitcoin Arts Park at the Midwest Bitcoin Summit (film screenings, live performances, Lightning wallet activation, and a peer-to-peer silent auction)
• New episode of Share Your Bitcoin Journey with Lindey Magee, author of Bitcoin: A Treasure to HODL
• Q3 micro-grant applications now open for working artists

Read the full issue here:

https://bitcoin-for-the-arts.beehiiv.com/p/bitcoin-for-the-arts-issue-15

#Bitcoin #BitcoinForTheArts #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #Nostr

New clip from Share Your Bitcoin Journey 🧡

BFTA founder,

references

point that as Bitcoin gains more recognition and adoption, the noise in the space will grow louder — making it increasingly difficult to focus on what actually matters.

He explains why it’s especially important for artists to understand Bitcoin as peer-to-peer, rather than getting lost in the growing confusion around it.

Full episode:

#Bitcoin #BitcoinJourney #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #BitcoinForTheArts #Nostr

New clip from Share Your Bitcoin Journey 🧡

Lady Nakamoto shares how she transitioned from competitive downhill ski racing to snowboarding in the late ‘90s — right as the X Games took off.

She describes the X Games as a “massive cultural revolution” that felt just like Bitcoin for sports. Athletes stepped outside the traditional system, took control of their sponsorships and events, and built something entirely new.

Full episode:

Do you see any other moments in culture or sports that felt like “Bitcoin before Bitcoin”?

#Bitcoin #BitcoinJourney #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #BitcoinForTheArts #Nostr #Sports #Skiing #SnowBoarding

New clip from Share Your Bitcoin Journey 🧡

In this short intro, Lady Nakamoto reflects on how Bitcoin felt different from anything else she had encountered.

She describes it as “so much more than money… it’s like a living organism” and compares it to a landscape — something that felt natural and aligned with how she already moved through the world.

From growing up in Alaska as a competitive skier and snowboarder, to going through a major personal crisis, to her first peer-to-peer Bitcoin art sale in Portland, her journey has a very grounded, embodied quality.

Movement is our first language. The way a person moves across the room is the way a person walks through life.

Watch the clip:

#Bitcoin #BitcoinJourney #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #BitcoinArt #Nostr #Arts #Artists #Sports

Clip from Share Your Bitcoin Journey with Lady Nakamoto.

She shares what it felt like to sell her first piece of art peer-to-peer using Bitcoin:

“It was so weird… and it was so instinctual. It was magic. It was wild. It was an embodied experience. It was just a love. It was a real connection of heart to heart.”

A beautiful reminder of what peer-to-peer exchange can actually feel like when it’s real.

Watch the clip:

#Bitcoin #BitcoinArt #ValueForValue #PeerToPeer #BitcoinForTheArts #Nostr

New episode of Share Your Bitcoin Journey 🧡

In this conversation, Lady Nakamoto opens up about her journey from competitive snowboarding (X Games & World Cup) to becoming a digital artist and Rolfer.

She shares how her background in sports and bodywork gave her a unique lens on Bitcoin. One that focuses heavily on, wholeness, sovereignty, and seeing the big picture rather than getting lost in the parts.

Beth also talks about:

• Selling her first artwork peer-to-peer with Bitcoin in Portland
• Why Bitcoin feels like a natural extension of freedom and self-determination (especially relevant in Alaska)
• How Bitcoin can support Indigenous communities seeking real sovereignty

This episode has a very grounded, philosophical, and artistic energy.

🎥 Watch:

#Bitcoin #BitcoinJourney #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #BitcoinArt #Nostr #Sports #XGames #Athlete #DigitalArt #Artists #Arts

🧡 Clip from the latest Share Your Bitcoin Journey with

“It’s this really difficult thing to describe or fully grasp until you start playing around with it… There’s a lot to feel pessimistic about in the world right now. But at the same time, things like Nostr, Lightning, and Bitcoin feel like green shoots of hope coming through.”

Tom on why these tools feel like real sources of hope — not theory, but something you start to feel once you actually use them.

What’s giving you real hope right now in Bitcoin or Nostr?

#Bitcoin #Nostr #Lightning #SoundMoney #BitcoinForTheArts #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #ValueForValue #Arts #Artist #Artstr #BitcoinArt #Creators

🧡 New Episode — Share Your Bitcoin Journey EP7

London-based designer, maker & engineer

joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on building a creative practice across wood, metal, electronics, props, and kinetic sculpture — all while staying true to craft. Tom shares:

Discovering Bitcoin three separate times before it finally clicked Why physical making and Bitcoin share a deep philosophical backbone (“There’s something very Bitcoin about that”) The first time Lightning settled a bill in a London restaurant How Nostr reawakened his urge to make work for himself again Advice for younger makers that has almost nothing to do with making

A thoughtful episode on low time preference, sound craft, and building outside the platform economy.

Watch here:

What’s one thing you’ve picked back up because of Bitcoin or Nostr?

#Bitcoin #Nostr #Maker #SoundMoney #BitcoinForTheArts #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #LowTimePreference #ValueForValue #Arts #Artists #BitcoinArt #Creator

🧡 Clip from the latest Share Your Bitcoin Journey with

“I try my best to be efficient with words… I’ve reached the best version of the song when there’s nothing left to take away — not when there’s nothing more to add.”

Joe on the craft of songwriting: stripping away the excess until only what’s essential remains, with the goal of telling a three-hour movie in three minutes.

It’s a beautiful reminder that great art often comes from subtraction, not addition.

Watch the clip:

What’s one song that feels like it has “nothing left to take away”?

#Bitcoin #Nostr #Songwriting #ValueForValue #BitcoinArtists #SoundMoney #BitcoinForTheArts #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #Music #Musicians #Artists #Art #Artstr

🧡 Clip from the latest Share Your Bitcoin Journey with

"I think for people, for it to click for people, they just need to see it and they need to experience their first zap, whether on Nostr or whether it's podcasting 2.0.”

Joe nails the real challenge: artists are frustrated with unfair streaming platforms, but the shift to Value for Value happens when people finally get to feel how much better it is.

This is exactly why we keep building and showing the real thing.

#Bitcoin #Nostr #ValueForValue #BitcoinArtists #Podcasting2 #SoundMoney #BitcoinForTheArts #ShareYourBitcoinJourney

🧡 Bitcoin For The Arts — Issue #10 just dropped Big moves this week:

We’re pivoting our flagship September event to the Midwest Bitcoin Summit in Columbus, Ohio (Sept 23–24). We’ll be curating the Generations gallery + live artist programming.

New Share Your Bitcoin Journey episode with UK singer-songwriter Joe Martin is live.

Fresh article: “The Money Is There” — why record-breaking auction sales still aren’t reaching working artists.

Q4 Grant Cycle is now open.

Read the full issue here:

https://bitcoin-for-the-arts.beehiiv.com/p/bitcoin-for-the-arts-issue-10

Zaps welcome ⚡️

Forward to any artists or Bitcoiners in your network. We’re still early — but we’re building.

#Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SovereignArt #MidwestBitcoinSummit #ValueForValue #BitcoinArtists #SoundMoney

🧡 New Episode Just Dropped!

Share Your Bitcoin Journey EP6 –

The 21st century troubadour shares his journey — from piano at age 5 to building a sovereign music career on Bitcoin and Nostr.

Joe talks about:

Making his album Alone In Valentine with zero AI, traveling halfway around the world, and spending most of his savings Why AI slop + inflation are parallel debasements of art and money The chicken-and-egg problem of Value for Value adoption Living as a true independent artist in 2026

This is a deep, principled conversation about staying true to Bitcoin’s original vision while building a real career as a musician.

Watch the full episode here:

What stood out to you most?

Zaps welcome ⚡️

#Bitcoin #Nostr #JoeMartin #ValueForValue #SoundMoney #BitcoinArtists #SovereignArt #BitcoinForTheArts #LowTimePreference #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #Arts #Artists #Music #SongWriters #Musicians

🧡 Bitcoin For The Arts is featured in the new book “The Last Refuge: Bitcoin Amid the Digital Dystopia” by Victor Rosano.

Our Founder Dion Wilson contributed a piece on how we’re building direct, transparent, sovereign funding for working artists on Bitcoin — moving away from fragile fiat grants toward sound money and real creator sovereignty.

Big thanks to Victor for putting this project together and including us.

Get the book here: → English: http://amzn.eu/d/0bdAJEMD → Spanish: http://amzn.eu/d/0hUf8msa

If you’re thinking about Bitcoin, culture, creativity, and building outside broken systems — highly recommend.

Zaps welcome ⚡️

#Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SovereignArt #SoundMoney #TheLastRefuge #ValueForValue #CreatorEconomy

🧡 New Article: “The Money Is There — But It’s Not Reaching Working Artists” Christie’s just sold $1.1 Billion of art in a single night.

Yet the latest Bank of America Art Market Report shows the brutal reality: the middle and bottom of the market are hollowing out. Working artists and the galleries that support them are getting squeezed harder than ever.

The capital exists.

The bridge is broken.

At Bitcoin For The Arts we’re building a new one — direct, transparent, sovereign funding on sound money. No gatekeepers. No disappearing grants. Just Bitcoin moving from those who have it to the creators who need it.

Read the full piece:

https://bitcoinforthearts.substack.com/p/the-money-is-there

Zaps welcome ⚡️

What do you think — how do we fix the broken bridge between big money and working artists?

#Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SovereignArt #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #ArtsFunding #CreatorEconomy

🧡 This is what it looks like when sound money meets sovereign art.

in Portland, Beth Alta Fletcher (Lady Nakamoto) — while volunteering at the Bitcoin For The Arts booth — sold one of her original artworks… and the buyer paid her in Bitcoin, right there.

Real-time. Direct. No middleman. No platform cut.

This is one of the earliest and purest use cases for Bitcoin as a medium of exchange for art.

The history books are watching.

#Bitcoin #Nostr #ValueForValue #BitcoinArtists #SovereignArt #BitcoinIsForEveryone #LadyNakamoto #BitcoinForTheArts #SoundMoney

🧡 Bitcoin For The Arts — Issue #9 is live

This week we’re covering:

Share Your Bitcoin Journey EP5 with @sarajade is out — she shares getting zapped live on stage, building 30k+ on Nostr, and why she left the traditional streaming model

Portland Recap — Beth Alta Fletcher represented us at Bitcoin Is For Everyone. Great conversations and real sats flowing at the booth

The $1.1 Billion Night — Christie’s just had a massive art sale while working artists still struggle. We break down what the Bank of America Art Market Report actually reveals

Update on our September Benefit at Pubkey DC

Straight talk on the gap between big money in blue-chip art and real support for working creators — and how Bitcoin changes that equation.

Read Issue #9 here:

https://bitcoin-for-the-arts.beehiiv.com/p/bitcoin-for-the-arts-issue-9

Zaps welcome ⚡️

Forward to any artists or Bitcoiners in your network. We’re still early, but we’re building.

#Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SaraJade #ValueForValue #SovereignArt #BitcoinArtists #SoundMoney #ClubOrange

“We want artists to have time on their side… to create the best work they can possibly do.”

Bitcoin lets us build the next renaissance. In the fiat system, too many artists are forced to make work just to pay rent — projects they don’t truly believe in. The money isn’t real, so the work suffers.

We need real resources so artists can reach their highest creative moments. Bitcoin gives them that freedom.

Clip from my conversation with

👇

Artists & creators — how has fiat affected the work you actually want to make?

Zaps welcome ⚡️

#Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SovereignArt #ValueForValue #BitcoinArtists #SoundMoney #CreatorEconomy #BitcoinJourney

“You don’t own your content. You are the product.”

on why she gets suppressed and shadowbanned on TikTok — and why she now builds on Nostr.

On centralized platforms your work can be taken down, demonetized, or hidden at any moment.

On Nostr 💜 🧡 💜 → You own your content → You can stay anonymous → No one can change the rules on you overnight

This is the difference that actually matters for artists and creators. ⚡

Watch the clip from our latest Share Your Bitcoin Journey EP5:

What platform still makes you feel like the product? 👇

#Bitcoin #Nostr #SaraJade #ValueForValue #OwnYourContent #Decentralized #BitcoinArtists #SovereignArt #BitcoinForTheArts #Artstr #Artists #IndependentArtist #Art

🧡 New Episode Just Dropped! Share Your Bitcoin Journey EP5 – Sara Jade

shares what it feels like to get zapped in real time while performing live on stage using Nostr + TuneStr. She talks about:

Going from traditional streaming to building 30k+ followers on Nostr The moment she earned a million sats in one acoustic set Why Spotify removed one of her singles Opening for Jason Mraz while living on a Bitcoin standard What real value-for-value looks like for independent artists

This one is packed with real talk and inspiration.

Watch the full episode here:

What was your favorite part? Drop it in the comments 👇

Zaps always welcome ⚡️

#Bitcoin #Nostr #SaraJade #ValueForValue #Zaps #TuneStr #BitcoinArtists #BitcoinForTheArts #CreatorEconomy #SoundMoney #LightningNetwork #SovereignArt

🧡 “Bitcoiners saw the injustice… and they came to the rescue.”

That’s the real ethos of the Bitcoin community.

In our latest Share Your Bitcoin Journey episode,

powerfully explains the difference between releasing music on centralized platforms (where they control the rules and can change them anytime) versus building on decentralized platforms with sound money.

This isn’t just about money. It’s about principles. It’s about sovereignty. It’s about a community that actually shows up when it matters

Sound money is freedom tech. Decentralized platforms are creator tech.

This is why we build.

Zaps welcome ⚡️

#Bitcoin #Nostr #ValueForValue #SovereignArt #BitcoinForTheArts #SoundMoney #BitcoinArtists #Freedom #TuneStr #Artists #Art

🧡 Artists getting zapped live while performing is next level.

In our latest Share Your Bitcoin Journey episode,

shares what it felt like to be paid in real-time Bitcoin zaps while performing live using Nostr +

.

She got zapped from both the people in the room and the audience watching online — all while creating on stage.

This is what value-for-value looks like in action.

The technology doesn’t replace the live experience — it enhances it. You keep the energy in the room while opening it up to anyone, anywhere.

What do you think — is live zapping during performances the future?

#Bitcoin #Nostr #Zaps #ValueForValue #TuneStr #BitcoinForTheArts #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #Artists #Artstr #Art #BitcoinArt #ZapArt #Music #Stream https://blossom.primal.net/8a6000e229eaac1e71bc48bf1e3b2f91c55a120d447c3cee579b0121718ea838.mp4

Just back from

. We went to NosVegas hosted by

What a showcase. So many talented artists performing live, and the energy was electric. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to capture footage of every artist.

Biggest highlight — watching the production team make sure every artist got paid directly in Lightning zaps in real time. That’s exactly the kind of value-for-value future we’re trying to build at BFTA.

Shoutout to

and the entire Tunestr crew for pulling this off.

#NosVegas #Tunestr #Bitcoin #SovereignArt #ValueForValue #BFTA nostr:nprofile1qqs0zvajgmc8vvlaux5fgye6cfc2hp6s2q4kf2thns96c0yj9qvcmksprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumr9d35kwmmzd96zumrfde4sz9mhwden5te0dehhxarj9e5x26mnw3jhytn0wfnssd0urs nostr:nprofile1qqswvyynszwrqspmwsujasv98sdugzenvn7nz8azuk53nmmv069lmcgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumnfwqcr2tnnda3kjctvqydhwumn8ghj7cn0w4hxxetj9ekkjmnfvfhkcapwd9hxvmcg6s650 nostr:nprofile1qqsv8rrvw9977erlu3eytux6zv52lecq4fmkgg93thxkecqlqx9064qpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzvuvnmrvs nostr:nprofile1qqs986ka495rukcq0072a3ygtprvmmfmwxgrxtsdp279wvl2jwdhkmqpz9mhxue69uhkcmmvd9ek7m3ww3hhqqgcwaehxw309ahx7um5wghxkatwvan82tt89eexjuqnjan69 nostr:nprofile1qqsp84sh7uvut0vlfja7vcvyxjhq8vps679w272av8mpxtjase485ggpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqjkamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwd4skc7r5v5hxgef0wa5xjumtv4uj66rpwejkuttvv9h8getjdca6gg3z nostr:nprofile1qqsfqjcdplys7p8s8jh09js8eglakxjlyqpqpyqcrn5wrl85w0m42ngpzamhxue69uhkummnw3ezummwwdshguewdaexwtcpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59uhwxdv7 nostr:nprofile1qqsxsw999x7lx0f9d83hpr0kxu6h9ugmx7q3f5395n2x02dajj4772spzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgcwaehxw309ac8yetdd96k6tnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqf8xf4c

#Artist #Bitcoin #NosVegas #Bitcoinart #Music #Vegas #Creators #Artstr

New Share Your Bitcoin Journey episode just dropped ⚡️

Benjamin Ella — former Royal Ballet soloist — on the moment Bitcoin clicked:

“Stumble onto something that's true… and you can’t unsee it.”

He’s now exploring building a Bitcoin treasury for his church and believes every other crypto and the current fiat system is basically a scam.

#Bitcoin #SovereignArt #BFTA #ValueForValue

NEW EPISODE: Share Your Bitcoin Journey — Episode 4

spent 17 seasons as a Soloist of The Royal Ballet in London. He's had roles by Crystal Pite, Wayne McGregor, and Hofesh Shechter. He retired in December 2025 after a career that started with a stress fracture and two titanium pins — and almost ended before it began.

He found Bitcoin during COVID while serving as a union deputy, negotiating dancer contracts and watching Robert Breedlove and Michael Saylor blow the lid off everything he thought he knew about money. The deeper he went, the more the veil was lifted. Then Bitcoin led him to faith. Proverbs 11:1 — "The Lord detests dishonest weights and scales." He saw money printing for what it is. Dishonest scales. And he saw Bitcoin as even weights and scales. Moral money.

This conversation is one I never thought I'd have. Two professional dancers — one from Alvin Ailey, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and The Lion King, one from The Royal Ballet — both union reps who saw the broken economics from the inside. Both Bitcoiners.

We talked about:

• Arts Council funding for The Royal Ballet dropping from 50%+ to 19% and still falling
• Being at the apex of your career but not at the apex of living
• How his parents ran their own ballet school with zero government grants — "we'd rather it be harder but have freedom"
• First buying Bitcoin in 2015 for 50 pounds and not understanding it
• COVID, money printing, The Bitcoin Standard, and the moment everything clicked
• The tension of being a union deputy with growing libertarian leanings
• Christopher Wheeldon's new production company and where Bitcoin fits in dance
• His vision for a choreography studio in London running on a Bitcoin standard
• Trying to orange-pill The Royal Ballet (twice) — and the low time preference path forward
• Building a Bitcoin treasury for his church
• His advice to young dancers: "Don't ignore Bitcoin at your own peril" "We're at the apex of our career but we're not at the apex of living. That's exactly why Bitcoin For The Arts exists."

Watch the full episode:

Bitcoin For The Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — the first paying artists exclusively in Bitcoin.

https://www.bitcoinforthearts.org

https://www.bitcoinforthearts.org/donate/monthly

#Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #BFTA #RoyalBallet #Dance #ValueForValue #V4V #SoundMoney #ArtsFunding #ShareYourBitcoinJourney

We just published a new artist story on Bitcoin For The Arts:

— Dissident Beats from the World's Longest Lockdown

During Melbourne's brutal 2020-2021 lockdowns — the longest in the world — Matt picked up his instruments and refused to stay silent. He lost friends, employment, and was censored across every major platform. He doubled down, releasing raw dissident music for free on a value-for-value model.

When he discovered Nostr and the ValueVerse, everything changed. A censorship-resistant home where he could finally connect directly with listeners.

"I am happily returning the value I have received for my music back into the ValueVerse where I gain much value."

He's already onboarded two other musicians to V4V and Nostr. His advice to fellow creators: "Be brave. Risk being cancelled to express yourself. Embrace censorship-resistant protocols and turn your back on the platforms."

Read the full story: https://www.bitcoinforthearts.org/stories/matt-finlay

Listen: https://phafe.com/artists/mattfinlay/ Bandcamp: https://mattfinlay.bandcamp.com/ "Thin Blue Line" video: https://rumble.com/v2hr2hs-thin-blue-line-432hz-music-video-matt-finlay.html

#Bitcoin #Nostr #ValueForValue #V4V #ArtisticSovereignty #BitcoinForTheArts #BFTA #FreeSpeech #DeMu #Music #Artstr #Art

Just got denied a Coinbase account for Bitcoin For The Arts — no real reason given.

This is exactly why we exist.

We knew from day one that building a Bitcoin-native 501(c)(3) to fund sovereign artists would mean fighting the traditional system, including companies like Coinbase whose only goal is to sell fiat-wrapped digital products, not to align with Bitcoin’s moral, ethical, and sovereign ethos.

Gatekeeping like this is the perfect reminder of why BFTA matters: artists deserve funding that can’t be turned off, censored, or denied by fiat institutions.

No need to worry, fam — Strike has approved our business account now that they’re live in New York. We’re moving forward faster than ever.

This denial doesn’t stop us. It fuels us.

Let’s keep stacking culture on sound money and prove the fiat world wrong. Orange-pill the arts. One sat at a time. ⚡️

#Bitcoin #SovereignArt #BFTA #OrangePill #ValueForValue #HODL #CulturalRenaissance #BitcoinGrants #FiatGatekeeping

Hey Nostr fam ⚡️ Bitcoin For The Arts just went live with the full site, artist stories, podcast, and Artist Hub.

We’re a brand-new 501(c)(3) and ready to start sending the very first BTC micro-grants to sovereign creators. Every sat counts. If you believe in stacking culture on sound money, your Lightning zap goes straight to artists — no middlemen, no gatekeepers.

Donate here → https://www.bitcoinforthearts.org/donate/monthly

Thank you for helping us launch the renaissance. Let’s orange-pill the arts together!

#Bitcoin #SovereignArt #BFTA #ValueForValue #OrangePill #HODL #BitcoinGrants #CulturalRenaissance

🔥 Dropped Episode 3 of “Share Your Bitcoin Journey” – dive into Indian artist

epic odyssey! From discovering BTC in 2017, ditching altcoins in 2020, to blending film, AI, and Bitcoin art for sovereignty.

Highlights: Lightning designs, global collabs with Maya in Suriname & Bitcoin Racing, the Bitcoin Cowboy mascot, and fighting fiat slavery through low-time-preference creation.

“Bitcoin deserves better visuals” – pure inspiration for creators breaking chains!

Watch here:

Full series: https://bitcoinforthearts.org/podcast

Orange-pill an artist today! Zap if it sparks your sovereignty ⚡️

#BitcoinArt #MrMeadow #BitcoinForTheArts #Nostr #SovereignCreators #AIArt #ValueForValue #BitcoinFilm #Artstr

💫New artist story live on BFTA!

Dive into

: Rhythms of Rebellion from Kilimanjaro to the Timechain”—Tanzania’s Bitcoin maximalist musician blending Afrobeat, faith, and sovereignty. From Lightning zaps funding education to value-for-value anthems on Wavlake, Kweks is stacking culture on sound money. Orange-pill your ears! 🧡🎧🧡

Read here: https://www.bitcoinforthearts.org/stories/man-like-kweks

#Bitcoin #ManLikeKweks #SovereignArt #Timechain #ValueForValue #OrangePill #HODL #BFTA #BitcoinMusic #BitcoinArtist #CulturalRenaissance #NostrMusic