Tesi Cypher Painter

My debut on

as an artist, I listed my "Coldcard Rug Pull" wall sculpture.

#coldcard #art #sculpture

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🇬🇧 They say you can't go through a halving without facing a tough moment. What happened was a tragedy. One of the most trusted devices on the market for Bitcoin self-custody had a firmware bug exploitable with the help of AI. The device suffered from an entropy flaw when generating private keys for wallets, leaving many honest people stripped of all their savings. I didn't lose any Bitcoin, but I lost all trust in the device and the company. For that reason, I decided to redefine the value of this device, turning it into a piece of art that marks this lesson in history.

🇵🇹 Dizem que não é possível completar um halving sem passar por algum mau momento. O que aconteceu foi uma tragédia. Um dos dispositivos mais confiáveis do mercado, para ter a custodia da própria bitcoin, tinha um bug no firmware explorável com ajuda de AI. O dispositivo tinha uma falha de entropia ao gerar a chave privada das carteiras. Muitas pessoas honestas ficarem sem todas as suas poupanças. Não perdi bitcoin, mas perdi a confiança no dispositivo e na empresa. Por esse motivo, decidi fazer algo para redefinir o valor deste dispositivo, em algo marque a lição na história através desta peça de arte.

#coldcard #art #sculpture #walllight #rug

Redefining a tragedy and turning it into value. Felt like I had to do something with my not trustable coldcard. This was the result.

#art #coldcard #rugpull

08 - "Pizza Day" #art #painting #pizza #bitcoinpizzaday

🇬🇧 On May 22nd, a seemingly simple moment is celebrated, one that ultimately became part of the history of a new digital era. An ordinary gesture was transformed into a symbol. A trivial exchange gained a meaning that was impossible to foresee at the time. In 2010, the first officially recorded commercial Bitcoin transaction took place. Two pizzas were purchased for $41 worth of Bitcoin. At the time, it was merely an experiment. An attempt to prove that this digital system could be used as money in the real world. Today, the value associated with that same transaction exceeds $769,000,000. A contrast almost impossible to comprehend on a human scale, yet one that transformed that day into one of the most emblematic moments in Bitcoin’s history.

🇵🇹 No dia 22 de Maio celebra-se um momento aparentemente simples, mas que acabou por marcar a história de uma nova era digital. Um gesto comum transformou-se num símbolo. Uma troca banal ganhou um significado impossível de prever naquele instante. Em 2010, registou-se oficialmente a primeira transação comercial em Bitcoin. Duas pizzas foram adquiridas por 41$ em Bitcoin. Na altura, tratava-se apenas de uma experiência. Uma tentativa de provar que aquele sistema digital poderia ser utilizado como dinheiro no mundo real. Hoje, o valor associado a essa mesma transação ultrapassa os 769.000.000$. Um contraste quase impossível de compreender à escala humana, mas que acabou por transformar aquele dia num dos momentos mais emblemáticos da história do Bitcoin. #bitcoinpizzaday #painting #art #pizza

Baking Pizza

#art #painting #bitcoinpizzaday

07 - "Peaceful Revolution" #art #painting #freedom #ai #25deabril #portugal

🇬🇧 It felt appropriate to leave a taxidermied animal at the entrance of a hunting shop. It was interesting to watch people walk by, glance at the store window, and ignore the painting entirely. They all looked like tourists. In contrast, the person who noticed the painting at a glance ignored the shop’s existence and turns out wasn’t a tourist. In that moment, I immediately understood that the whole event made perfect sense. This bear market served as a reminder that Bitcoin’s volatility scares away the tourists. Volatility is what protects us from those who already have too much to accumulating even more. It is Satoshi’s gift to the faithful. Tourists only want to consume and go back home for comfort while we're all surviving. Bitcoin is not a place for tourists. It is a place where conviction is rewarded over the long term. It is a place for those who still have hope in the world we live in.

🇵🇹 Pareceu-me apropriado deixar um animal embalsamado na porta de uma loja de caça. Foi interessante de ver as pessoas a passar, a espreitar a montra da loja e a ignorar o quadro. Todas essas pareciam turistas. Ao contrário da pessoa que reparou no quadro de relance, ignorou a existência da loja e não era turista. De imediato percebi que este acontecimento fez todo o sentido. Este bear market serviu para relembrar que a volatilidade de Bitcoin espanta turistas. A volatilidade é o que nos salva de os que já têm muito, terem mais ainda. É um presente de Satoshi aos fieis. Os turistas só querem consumir e ir sair. Bitcoin não é um sítio para turistas. É um sítio onde a convicção é compensada a longo prazo. É um sítio para os que têm esperança no mundo em que vivemos.

#painting #art #bear #bearmarket

06 - "Teardrops" #painting #art #bear #bearmarket

While my brushes are resting I'm testing other forms of art. Let's what happens. #carpenter #diy #art #sculpture

🇬🇧 The rose that V leaves beside the fallen becomes, here, orange. A color associated with liberation and a flame of hope. The spark of an invention that questions the monopoly of our value. The flower rests upon a pile of government-issued money. Money stained with blood all over the planet. It is not a mere dramatic effect, it is an accusation. Fiat money (from the Latin fiat lux, let there be light) was and continues to be an instrument of control, a mechanism that seizes savings, commands obedience, and finances wars. Fix the money, fix the world.

🇵🇹 A flor repousa sobre uma pilha de notas de dinheiro governamental. Dinheiro que está manchado de sangue no planeta inteiro. Não é mero efeito dramático, é uma denúncia. O dinheiro Fiat (do latim fiat lux, faça-se luz) foi e continua a ser instrumento de controlo, um mecanismo que confisca poupanças, ordena obediência e financia guerras.

Corrigir o dinheiro, corrigir o mundo.

#art #painting #vforvendetta #freedom #killfiat #endthefed

The rose that V leaves beside the fallen becomes, here, orange. A color associated with liberation and a flame of hope. The spark of an invention that questions the monopoly of our value. The flower rests upon a pile of government-issued money. Money stained with blood all over the planet. It is not a mere dramatic effect, it is an accusation. Fiat money (from the Latin fiat lux, let there be light) was and continues to be an instrument of control, a mechanism that seizes savings, commands obedience, and finances wars. Fix the money, fix the world.

#vforvendetta #painting #art #revolution #freedom

Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Celebrating today, the Liberation Day. You cannot kill an idea. Ideas are bulletproof. Let's End the Fiat system. Let's paint it in orange.

#vforvendetta #painting #art #freedom #liberationday #endthefed

04 - "God Candle"

#painting #art #godcandle #greencandle #god

I want to share with you my interpretation of a God Candle feeling. For me this is a divine light. The green light. Made sense delivering this painting in a holy place, not to provoke, but quite the opposite. This is where I made piece with my conflicts against religion. Accepting and respecting more who are religious because now with a bitcoin I understand the concept of Hope clearly. Hope you like it. #painting #art #godcandle #god #greencandle #canvas

First commissioned painting ever.📍Münster🇩🇪 A bitcoiner requested a version of my last project piece "03 - Lightning Speed" for his city. It was an interesting challenge. Hope you like it. #painting #lightning #art #münster #germany #prooofwork

My basement became my proof of work stage. This wouldn't even cross my mind 1 year ago. #painting #art #proofofwork