{"id":375607,"date":"2019-03-21T21:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=375607"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:38:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:38:15","slug":"crypto-artist-bitcoin-wallet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/nft\/crypto-artist-bitcoin-wallet\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Street Artist Finds Generous Surprise in his Bitcoin Wallet"},"content":{"rendered":"

A French street artist, famous for his murals containing hidden crypto<\/a> prizes, has received his largest donation to date. Pascal Boyart recently checked the Bitcoin<\/a> address associated with the QR code provided to accept donations for one of his works to find that some anonymous fan had donated a full Bitcoin, worth more than $4,000 at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

Elated, the artist took to Reddit to share his gratitude for the anonymous tipper and the wider crypto community. Boyart states that this is the largest single donation he has ever received.<\/p>\n

Prominent Crypto Artist Receives Bumper Bitcoin Donation<\/h2>\n

There is a growing movement<\/a> of artists<\/a> choosing to celebrate cryptocurrency in their work through one means or another. One of these is Pascal Boyart, a crypto-enthusiast and street artist from France.<\/p>\n

Boyart is known for his politicised murals painted on buildings. In his pieces, he hides Bitcoin prizes for fans of his work to discover. Seed words representing the private key to the wallet holding the prize are incorporated into the paintings and, once put in the correct order, allow one lucky art aficionado pockets the prize.<\/p>\n

The prize hidden in one of the artist’s most recent works was 0.26 BTC, worth around $1,040 today. The piece chosen to hide it is titled, \u201cLibert\u00e9 Guidant le Peuple\u201d or “Freedom Guiding the People”. It pays homage to the Yellow Ves<\/a>t protest movement who are opposed to various policies of France’s President Macron. Some factions of the Yellow Vests appear supportive towards Bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency movement given the general hostility of both groups towards central banks.<\/p>\n

The seed words hidden are particularly relevant to the cause, as are the order they needed putting in prior to the prize being unlocked:<\/p>\n

“Banker. Usury. Lie. People. Fight. Hope. Union. Citizen. Lead. Triumph. Yellow. Horizon.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Along with the seed words, Boyart also includes a QR code with the public key to a separate wallet. This is for fans of his work to send him donations using crypto.<\/p>\n

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#StreetArt<\/a> treasure hunt in Paris with a #Bitcoin<\/a> puzzle
For the 10th birthday of the genesis block, I painted this frescoe in Paris with a 0,26btc ($1000) puzzle in it.
Here's the public key: 1NqPwPp7hEXZ3Atj77Ue11xAEMmXqAXwrQ Thanks to
@alistairmilne<\/a> for sponsoring this \ud83d\ude4f pic.twitter.com\/F7aIkxmp6t<\/a><\/p>\n

— Pascal Boyart \ud83c\udfa8 (@pascalboyart) January 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n