Bitcoin White Paper 2026 — 5 Minutes to Midnight by CypherpunkNow

Artist Name and Artwork Title:

 Bitcoin White Paper 2026 — 5 Minutes to Midnight by CypherpunkNow

Description:

We find ourselves moments before impact.

A burning Bitcoin meteor cuts through the sky, while the bankstersaur counts what he believes still holds value. But his watch reads five minutes to midnight.

Time is nearly up.

Set within a lush, overgrown environment, the scene contrasts apparent prosperity with inevitability. The system still appears alive yet its trajectory has already been set. The Bitcoin meteor cannot be stopped.

A precisely hand-pulled, 13-color screenprint, the work merges classical engraving aesthetics with contemporary digital language. Capturing not an explosion, but the quiet certainty that one era is ending, and another is about to begin.

This work is released as a B1 format edition of 50 pieces, with 5 artist proofs. The piece presented at BTC Prague is number 7 from the edition. The full edition is available via cypherpunknow.com.

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Medium: 13-color screenprint (acrylic inks)
Format: 100 × 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in)
Paper: 230 gsm matte fine art paper
Edition: 50
Artist Proofs: 5
Signed and numbered
Certificate of Authenticity: Verisart (blockchain-based)

Materials:

Hand-pulled 13-color screenprint using custom-mixed inks on premium matte fine art paper.

Dimensions:

100 × 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in)

Shipping Info:

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75 × 10 × 10 cm (29.5 × 3.9 × 3.9 in) tube, approx. 1 kg (2.2 lbs).
Shipping deposit: $70 USD.

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Artist Bio:

CYPHERPUNK NOW

CypherpunkNow is an artist building the visual mythology of the Bitcoin age. His work merges hand-drawn ink, digital composition, and fragments of historical engraving into limited-edition screenprints.

Produced by hand in his Prague studio, each piece is defined by precise multi-layer silkscreen printing, resulting in strong depth, texture, and permanence.

Rooted in the cypherpunk ethos, his work explores sovereignty, decentralization, and the cultural emergence of Bitcoin.

Co-founder of Paralelní Polis (2014), he has exhibited internationally at Bitcoin and hacker conferences across Europe and the United States.

www.cypherpunknow.com
X: @CypherpunkNow
IG: @CypherpunkNow

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