Rutger van der Tas

Looking for Satoshi

'Looking for Satoshi' is a project that sprouts from the layers and states I've painted on one wooden panel. From 2016 until 2020 I painted several portraits and minted a few of them on SuperRare. 

This project blends a bit of our meme culture and taps into the ancient craft of painting at the same time. It refers to our current financial state and brings an ode to artists I admire. 

When this blueprint is sold out, I will determine a date on which I will give away 'My two Satoshi's' : 
https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/'my-2-satoshis'-18110 + this particular panel to one lucky collector. 

I will use 'Wheel of Names' to pick a winner. 

To qualify for this draft, a collector needs to :

1: follow me on Twitter
2: add the address that holds the blueprint to a dedicated tweet that will be send into the world when the time is right. 


This blueprint also contains 3 legendaries which are part of the 'Bitcoin White Paper' series. This series will have 13 pieces that will be minted during 2023, more info can be found on the website.

Thank you for following me on this journey. 

May the SATS be with you!

SATS

Satoshi Nakamoto
satoshin@gmx.com
www.bitcoin.org
Abstract. A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online
payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a
financial institution. Digital signatures provide part of the solution, but the main
benefits are lost if a trusted third party is still required to prevent double-spending.
We propose a solution to the double-spending problem using a peer-to-peer network.
The network timestamps transactions by hashing them into an ongoing chain of
hash-based proof-of-work, forming a record that cannot be changed without redoing
the proof-of-work. The longest chain not only serves as proof of the sequence of
events witnessed, but proof that it came from the largest pool of CPU power. As
long as a majority of CPU power is controlled by nodes that are not cooperating to
attack the network, they'll generate the longest chain and outpace attackers. The
network itself requires minimal structure. Messages are broadcast on a best effort
basis, and nodes can leave and rejoin the network at will, accepting the longest
proof-of-work chain as proof of what happened while they were gone.

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Commerce on the Internet has come to rely almost exclusively on financial institutions serving as
trusted third parties to process electronic payments. While the system works well enough for
most transactions, it still suffers from the inherent weaknesses of the trust based model.
Completely non-reversible transactions are not really possible, since financial institutions cannot
avoid mediating disputes. The cost of mediation increases transaction costs, limiting the
minimum practical transaction size and cutting off the possibility for small casual transactions,
and there is a broader cost in the loss of ability to make non-reversible payments for nonreversible services. With the possibility of reversal, the need for trust spreads. Merchants must
be wary of their customers, hassling them for more information than they would otherwise need.
A certain percentage of fraud is accepted as unavoidable. These costs and payment uncertainties
can be avoided in person by using physical currency, but no mechanism exists to make payments
over a communications channel without a trusted party.
What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust,
allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted
third party. Transactions that are computationally impractical to reverse would protect sellers
from fraud, and routine escrow mechanisms could easily be implemented to protect buyers. In
this paper, we propose a solution to the double-spending problem using a peer-to-peer distributed
timestamp server to generate computational proof of the chronological order of transactions. The
system is secure as long as honest nodes collectively control more CPU power than any
cooperating group of attacker nodes.

1. Introduction

We define an electronic coin as a chain of digital signatures. Each owner transfers the coin to the
next by digitally signing a hash of the previous transaction and the public key of the next owner
and adding these to the end of the coin. A payee can verify the signatures to verify the chain of
ownership.
The problem of course is the payee can't verify that one of the owners did not double-spend
the coin. A common solution is to introduce a trusted central authority, or mint, that checks every
transaction for double spending. After each transaction, the coin must be returned to the mint to
issue a new coin, and only coins issued directly from the mint are trusted not to be double-spent.
The problem with this solution is that the fate of the entire money system depends on the
company running the mint, with every transaction having to go through them, just like a bank.
We need a way for the payee to know that the previous owners did not sign any earlier
transactions. For our purposes, the earliest transaction is the one that counts, so we don't care
about later attempts to double-spend. The only way to confirm the absence of a transaction is to
be aware of all transactions. In the mint based model, the mint was aware of all transactions and
decided which arrived first. To accomplish this without a trusted party, transactions must be
publicly announced [1], and we need a system for participants to agree on a single history of the
order in which they were received. The payee needs proof that at the time of each transaction, the
majority of nodes agreed it was the first received.

2. Transactions

Maksym

Every day life puts us in different bizarre forms. like an origami master. Someone has wrinkles from sadness, someone from a smile. we make our own choices)

Paper

Paper story

Simeon Ferreira

Welcome to Pepe Long Arms!

Our project is all about frogs with, you guessed it, long arms lol

These aren't your ordinary frogs, each one has his own personality and look! Follow us on our journey as we showcase these amazing frogs all over the metaverse!

Pepe Long Arms

Seemalotion

"CrypGaroo" 333 Limited 1/1 PFP Nft. rom hand-drawn traits with different element.

CRYPGA

The CrypGaroo

The Bad Bitches Crew is a collection of fearless and empowering women who are unapologetically themselves. 

These women are strong, confident, and unafraid to challenge the status quo. They stand up for what they believe in and inspire others to do the same. The Bad Bitches Crew celebrates diversity and inclusivity, and is a space for all women to come together and support each other. 

Whether they are artists, activists, or simply badass individuals, the women in this collection represent the best of what it means to be a powerful and independent woman in today's world.

BADBITCH

Bad Bitch Crew

"RGBCYMK23" is a conceptual generative art piece utilising a specified set of shapes and colours.
I created a set of simple shapes and forms to provide the base for the piece, I then created a palette of colours based on HTML colour codes. Specifically Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black.  I created a range of variations within this specified visual language.
I am interested in the serendipity of this type of art production and its conceptual similarity to scientific experimentation.  The shapes and colours are a constant factor, but the possible variations of composition are left to chance.
The abstract aesthetic of this work reflects my interest in minimalist art and the concept of serial production.  Much of my previous work could be termed "analogue"  in nature (painting, film photography, drawing, printmaking). I am excited to explore this new medium of digital generative art, I hope you enjoy my works. I am looking forward to further developing my skills and knowledge in this new arena.

RGBCMYK23

Unique 1/1 edition hand composed by the artist.

Composition #1

Composition #2

Composition #3

Composition #4

RGBCYMK23

Angie Taylor

A collection of unique, iconic, Proper Punks - the people featured in this collection were around in the early days of punk in the 1970's. Each image is a tribute to them. And also to Punk Rock, Crypto Art, Trash art, Glitch Art, Rebel Rock, Punk Art, Pop Art, Naïve Art, The Situationists, The Dadaists  and all the other underground, grass roots, music & art movements that have attempted to rock the system, affect change & champion creativity - here's to the mould-breakers. The square pegs, trying to fit into round holes. 

All art hand drawn by Angie Taylor - references taken from photographs owned by Angie Taylor or 3D models created by Angie Taylor. With the exception of the following images;
Image of Debbie Harry - Private Stock Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Creative Commons Image of Jordan Mooney - Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Creative Commons image of Patti Smith - UCLA Library Special Collections, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Punk

Portrait of Punk-legend, Poly Styrene - songwriter & singer from X-Ray Spex
R.I.P. 1957-2011

Poly Styrene

Portrait of Punk-legend, Jordan Mooney - model, muse, actress, vet nurse
R. I. P. 1955 - 2022

Jordan Mooney

Portrait of Punk-legend, Ari Up - songwriter & singer with, The Slits & The New Age Steppers
R.I.P. 1962 - 2010

Ari Up

Proper Punks

Collection of vector Maneki cats that should bring more lucky in this world.
Was made with love.


招き猫, lit. 'beckoning cat'

2022

Maneki-neko

FuckYouBuyMe

ASTROFUKT

IN FUCKLAND, SOME CUNTS BELIEVE IN BEING ASTROFUKT, LIKE SOME SHIT IN THE SKY IS GONNA REKT YOUR ARSE GOOD.

THE FUCKING SILVER LINING IS THAT YOU CAN NOW SELL YOUR FUKT UP ASTRAL SHITE TO SOMEONE ELSE.

THIS IS FUCKING CULTURE OK?

ASTROSHITE

FUCKING LEGENDARY NOTHING

CryotpMiwa

Inspector Spacetime

The many-worlds interpretation views time as a many-branched tree with an uncountably infinite number of universes. How different might our lives be in some of these timelines? Come see how Rabbit and Cat's living room has turned out across various universes.

Living Room

In the current timeline, the one we are all familiar with (most likely) Rabbit and Cat enjoy an all night video game session.

All Nighter

Many-Rooms Interpretation: Living Room

Miss Handiedan

HANDIEDAN Vector Equilibrium

The Vector Equilibrium comes into Flower

The Blueprint by which Nature forms Energy into Matter

Cyborg Goddess and Natural Being

The Flower of Life

Flower of Life

THE ACTINIARIA OF LIFE | Cobalt Blue

THE ACTINIARIA OF LIFE | Delft Blue

THE ACTINIARIA OF LIFE | Viridian Green

THE ACTINIARIA OF LIFE | Ochre

THE ACTINIARIA OF LIFE | Noir

HANDIEDAN | VECTOR EQUILIBRIUM

kena

Genzo

Cheryl Yie

remnants by kena rose

Love lost, love found, love barely hanging on. Remnants of our experiences are always around us and shape the way we see ourselves and how we live our lives. In her latest project, Kena Rose is exploring the different remnants of a relationship and how the individuals see and experience the disintegration of their love. With generative lyrics, each unique version of the song will reveal a hopeful or a sad ending to the situation. Do you want to want, but you can’t make yourself feel anything? Or do you want what you want and there’s no changing anything?

Along with the generative lyrics, Kena Rose has created soulful artwork that expresses the feelings of the unique version of the song that is minted. The notebook reveals some of the lyrics. The figure is alone and sad, or they’re with the other, trying to work it out. 

TEN LEGENDARY versions are also available with completely unique art plus the full single version of the song.

Anyone that mints 3 Remnants NFTs will be sent a T-shirt with their choice of graphic from the ten legendary artworks.

Written by Kena Rose, Genzo and Cheryl Yie. Lead and background vocals by Kena Rose. Produced by Genzo.

*LICENSE:
Holder has the right to use the version(s) of the copyrighted work worldwide for non-commercial purposes (without modification) including, but not limited to, syncing the music to visual images, with credit and social media links listed whenever possible. The visual artwork may be used for non-commercial purposes, display or publication with credit. The creators retain full copyright to the underlying IP/song/artwork and all originally created assets.


LYRICS

Remnants of lust/remnants of anger
Hang in the air/scattered around
A dusty promise/a broken halo
Forgotten and ignored

A heavy touch/a heavy door
A heavy silence/a heavy heart
All of this trying/not even trying 
Is pulling us down

I want to want but I can’t make myself feel anything, I want to want, but I can’t help that I’m feeling nothing/ 
I want what I want, I can’t make myself feel nothing, I want what i want, I can’t help that I feel everything

No it isn’t fair
We can’t make it right/we can make it right
Maybe I still care/you tell me you still care
But we were broken 
From our first night
You can’t deny, try as we might there’s nothing left to save/
You can’t deny that we should try, there’s something left to save