The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
An artifact of the fiat banking system in the era of Bitcoin.
A backpack full of 100 billion dollar bills? A dream for each of us - you might think ...
Just some years ago, this was the reality for young and old, for poor and rich in Zimbabwe. But instead of finding themselves in a paradise à la "Wealth for All", the Zimbabweans felt the hellish reality of an outdated currency system. The Zimbabwean dollar had a brutal hyperinflation and made the massive money in the pockets of the people nearly worthless. But the sufferers were the normal people of Zimbabwe, who had to drag their buckets full of savings to the marketplace. Such scenarios can still be a reality anywhere in the world. On the occasion of this 9th anniversary of Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation, the crypto-artist collective Friends of Satoshi commemorates this sad day of the legacy fiat system and, at the same time, celebrates its revolution.
About the Work
At the heart of this project is a collaboration between 5 well-known Crypto Artists from around the world, including:
- Zoran Kutuzović a.k.a. Start the Art (Croatia)
- Satoshi Gallery (U.K)
- Crypto Imperator (Spain)
- Qrypto (India)
- The Bitcoin Penny Co. (USA)
The product of this collaboration is a reflection on the Bitcoin scaling debate that in many ways has divided the community. Governance continues to be a challenge that all decentralized OSS projects face. As a symbol of one of Bitcoin’s greatest strengths: diversity of opinion, each unique contribution combines to form a single, unified work of art.
Front (Scanned):
Back (Sample):
Specifications
- The series consists of 10 notes that have been hand-painted or drawn.
- Only 4 notes will be publicly released.
- Each note contains 2009 Bits (0.002009 BTC), representing the year of Zimbabwe's hyperinflation and the creation of Bitcoin. - - Funded on "Bitcoin Pizza Day" 2017.
- Each note includes a custom Qrypto Certificate Of Authenticity.
- Signed by Artists.
- Assembled into protective acrylic slab.
What is Friends of Satoshi?
Friends of Satoshi is a collective of content creators dedicated to sharing art, music, and culture. We empower creators of all sizes by helping to monetize their creations. We aim to be a decentralized marketing solution for Open Source software and projects. We accept Proof-of-Content submissions from all around the globe, and are supported by the community through donations and memberships. We compete with the centralized propaganda. See our work at: https://www.friendsofsatoshi.com/
Auction Coming Soon!
Have Questions? Comment Below!
greetings,
the Friends of Satoshi
The notes are separated into two categories:
public sale and artist reserve.
Each of the 6 participating artists will receive an artist reserve note.
The remaining 4 are available for the public auction next week.
Sounds like a great idea!
I'm gonna hope you raise more than i could afford to pay ^^
meep
I really wasn't expecting to read something that interesting today Cheers m8 !
Very interesting post ! Thank you !
Its should be interesting to see how it goes.. I bought my grandchildren some Zimbabwe nots a while back to show them how paper money can and often will go to zero.
Good luck for the auction
This feels so sad when I think about that Zimbabwe people... They have it already hard enough in Africa, and then this happen to them, make me feel almost to cry... But I have to stay positive :) Hope is still here :)
Nice post
Hmm, I was looking to buy some Zimbabwe notes for demonstration purposes. This auction may fit the bill.
great initiative! so these notes will be auctioned off soon?
you are right. for crypto to take center stage eventually, it will be a sad day, as well as a day for celebration.
thank you.
the auction will be early next week.
Hi bud that sounds pretty cool!
How much would something like those cost?
the notes will be on auction
This is awesome, i really liked this post. I have a tech background but im also concern about financial inclusion and its effects in people in developing world (I live in Mexico so i have plenty of evidence here, we had severe inflation years ago but not this magnitude. Great artwork. Resteem !