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Conflict of interest edit request: Physical Bitcoin art
Latest comment: 26 days ago18 comments6 people in discussion
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. Some or all of the changes weren't supported by neutral, independent, reliable sources. Consider re-submitting with content based on media, books and scholarly works.
I would like to suggest adding a short neutral paragraph about physical Bitcoin art to the article, possibly in a culture-related section. I may have a connection to one of the artists/projects mentioned in the sources, so I am requesting review instead of editing the article directly.
Suggested text:
Physical Bitcoin art is a form of visual or material art inspired specifically by Bitcoin, rather than by cryptocurrency or non-fungible tokens in general. It may include handmade works such as embroidery, painting, textile art, sculpture, prints, or objects that reference Bitcoin’s monetary system, decentralization, mining, cryptography, scarcity, and Satoshi Nakamoto. Some artists and curators describe this approach as Bitcoin-only and separate from NFTs or other cryptoassets.
Thank you. I understand that cryptocurrency-related sources are not enough for this request.
Would the following non-cryptocurrency / art-related sources be more appropriate?
Sidorova, E. “The Cyber Turn of the Contemporary Art Market” — discusses the 2018 Paris exhibition “Bitcoin Art (R)evolution” in the context of the contemporary art market.
dminti Digital & Crypto Art Chronology — includes the launch of Cointemporary Bitcoin Art Gallery in 2014, described as temporary online exhibitions of Bitcoin art.
Thank you! Of these, only the article by Elena Sidorova is a true RS. Unfortunately, it only mentions 'bitcoin art' as a part of the quoted art exhibition's name, and doesn't use it as a standalone term otherwise. DMINTI source is 50/50 in my opinion. I think it's too weak to for this entry. Perhaps other editors have something else to say on this topic. Vgbypw (talk) 15:56, 15 June 2026 (UTC)Reply
Thank you. I understand.
I looked for more non-cryptocurrency sources. I agree that these sources may not be enough for a separate “Bitcoin art” section.
Maybe a smaller sentence about Bitcoin in contemporary art and the art market can be better.
I found these sources:
ARTnews, “MAK Vienna Becomes First Museum to Use Bitcoin to Acquire Art”
“Bitcoin has appeared in contemporary art and the art market as a subject, a payment method, and a technology used for provenance. In 2014, Hyperallergic reported on Cointemporary, an online art gallery where artworks could only be bought with Bitcoin. In 2015, ARTnews reported that MAK Vienna became the first museum to use Bitcoin to acquire an artwork. Academic writing has also discussed exhibitions and artworks connected with Bitcoin, blockchain, and the contemporary art market.”
I looked again for stronger mainstream media sources. I found some better sources, but I understand that they may still not support a separate “Bitcoin art” section.
The strongest source I found is Bloomberg Businessweek. It uses the phrase “Bitcoin-art-puzzle phenomenon”. It also says that these artworks started to enter the mainstream through galleries, museums, international exhibitions, and video games. It also mentions the Paris exhibition “Bitcoin Art (r)evolution”.
I also found The Guardian and SFGate articles about Kuno Goda’s work “200 Bitcoins”. These articles show Bitcoin as a subject in physical/pop art.
I found Reuters and Financial Times sources about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as payment in the art market.
Maybe a smaller text would be more neutral:
“Bitcoin has appeared in contemporary art and the art market as a subject and as a payment method. Examples include Bitcoin-themed artworks and art sales where Bitcoin was accepted as payment.”
Possible sources:
Bloomberg Businessweek / Olga Kharif, “Your Bitcoins Are Hidden in the Painting”
These are indeed interesting, perennial sources, especially for the Guardian piece; I would be looking into it later and see how the article should address these reports.
I think the Guardian piece is interesting, since an artwork about bitcoins being sold for bitcoins is probably worthy of a mention in an article about ... well, bitcoins.
The reuters piece seems a bit short for me (on its own), but I think together they do support the sentence “Bitcoin has appeared in contemporary art and the art market as a subject and as a payment method. Examples include Bitcoin-themed artworks and art sales where Bitcoin was accepted as payment.”. I'll append the guardian piece behind the sentence as an example, I think. 海盐沙冰 / aka irisChronomia / Talk18:56, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply
I agree with your idea. The Guardian piece is a good example. Together with Reuters, it supports the sentence about Bitcoin in contemporary art and the art market.
I think WD:DUE is... how to put it nicely? It has it's time and place. Globally crypto is still a nieche topic and use case. It's obvious a subproduct will be even more nieche. BUT what's important is that money exchanges hands. People earn money. And money is what moves the world - if you don't believe it look at US politics influenced by billionares. If the sources are thurstworthy and people regularly make money from it it's logically relevant enough regardless of the fact mainstream media doesn't talk about it.~2026-39396-77 (talk) 18:09, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
Thank you. I agree with your point. I think reliable sources are more important than mainstream media. Thank you for your explanation. Alexbtcfree (talk) 18:13, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
Wikipedia policy doesn't bas content decisions on what some random contributor thinks is 'logically relevant', or on facile commentary on economics. AndyTheGrump (talk) 18:15, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
[2]: "DeCourcelle started the Bitcoin-art-puzzle phenomenon in 2014 with Dark Wallet Puzzle, a painting of two leading crypto anarchists that hides a key. It led to a 3.4-Bitcoin reward. ", stumbled upon this googlin this; It seems it started (at least) in 2014, so it's not even new, it's sth established. ~2026-39396-77 (talk) 18:18, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
Mention Q day bitcoin vulnerabillity?
Latest comment: 22 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Nothing about Bitcoin makes it more vulnerable than any other system of financial security. That's more of a quantum computing thing than a Bitcoin thing, unless there is already a Q-Day section on every other form of digital security. Idacticus (talk) 04:03, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
scaling debate, big backlog in transactions
Latest comment: 26 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Bitcoin Unlimited has emerged due to the backlog problem, value of Bitcoin plummeted[4][5]
Reading this articles it's obvious this was one of the major milestones and problems in Bitcoin history and among community. The article doesn't represent this appropriately enough, doesn't even mention most of the stuff. It'd be good if someone with crypto understnading updated the article. ~2026-39396-77 (talk) 18:01, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
Fix technical error relating to block hashes
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The line:
Each block contains a SHA-256hash of the previous block,[1] chaining them in chronological order.[2]: ch. 7 [1]
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Each block contains a double SHA-256hash of the previous block header,[1] chaining them in chronological order.[2]: ch. 7 [1]
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Done with alternate wording to clarify. Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk) 11:39, 7 August 2026 (UTC)