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Cryptocurrency News Articles
Epic Satoshi Inspires Unprecedented Bitcoin Art Merging AI, Music, and Visuals
May 08, 2024 at 07:35 am
In April 2023, an "epic satoshi," a rare denomination of Bitcoin (BTC), was purchased for 33.3 BTC, approximately $2.1 million. This epic satoshi has been utilized to mint an Ordinals asset featuring music and the AI-generated voice of Grimes. The "Spikes" collection inscribed on the epic satoshi explores themes of consciousness, reality, and Bitcoin. The artwork incorporates neurographic elements and utilizes Grimes' Elf Tech AI technology for vocals.
Epic Satoshi Inspires Unprecedented Bitcoin Art, Merging AI and Audiovisual Innovation
In a groundbreaking convergence of digital art, artificial intelligence, and Bitcoin technology, an exceedingly rare "epic satoshi" has become the canvas for a captivating Ordinals asset that seamlessly blends music, AI-generated voice, and cutting-edge visual effects.
An "epic satoshi," or "epic sat," is an extremely uncommon satoshi, which represents 1/100,000,000 of a Bitcoin (BTC), that is generated during each Bitcoin halving. This quadrennial event reduces the number of Bitcoins earned by miners, the individuals who secure and maintain the network, by half. Epic sats are highly coveted by collectors, especially for inscribing NFT-like Ordinals on them.
The Book of Blob, a Bitcoin Ordinals project, has etched its latest masterpiece on the most recent epic sat through inscription 70,634,325, which was inscribed on Sunday. The "Spikes" collection inscribed on the epic satoshi is the brainchild of Nuro, a pseudonymous artist who describes himself as a medical doctor turned Bitcoin enthusiast and founder of Nuro Realm, Cypherpunk Labs, and the Blob Military.
Nuro explains that the "Spikes" collection delves into the exploration of the mind, consciousness, and reality while keeping Bitcoin at the heart of the discourse. He adds that "Spike #1," which was inscribed on the epic sat, was a collaborative effort with software developers and Ordinals enthusiasts Eloc Remarc, Boppleton, and Steaktoshi.
"We're experimental artists working at the intersection of art, science, and technology," Nuro told Decrypt. "It's been a dream of ours to place our work on an epic sat and inspire the community to experiment and create new art. We believe everyone is an artist; they just need to find their medium."
"Spike #1," according to Nuro, is the first "neurogenerative" 3D audiovisual piece on Bitcoin Ordinals. It incorporates his inscribed brain data, which manipulates the artwork within the inscription.
The term "neurogenerative" is a play on generative AI and neurographic art. Neurographic art refers to artwork designed to engage with the unconscious mind. Projects such as Neurotech startup Prophetic utilize generative AI to engage the unconscious mind and lucid dreams during sleep.
Nuro discloses that the inspiration to employ Grimes' Elf Tech AI technology arose after a spoken-word project failed to achieve the desired effect, and Eloc suggested he explore Grimes' AI voice.
"It's original art and music we made that utilizes Grimes' free and open [Elf Tech] AI voice for a portion of the vocals," Nuro explains.
In April 2023, Grimes announced the launch of Elf Tech and offered a 50% royalty on AI-generated music using her voice to anyone who utilizes it. "Feel free to use my voice w/o penalty," Grimes tweeted. In essence, Grimes is not personally involved in this project, but her technology is available for any creator to leverage.
"I looked into it and saw that she's a badass cypherpunk who said, 'Fuck copyright, use my voice without penalty,'" Nuro says, paraphrasing Grimes' own statements. "So I experimented with it and loved the ethos and the way it sounded to give it a more cosmic and digital vibe. I've been using it ever since, alongside my own voice and Steaktoshi's."
Nuro notes that while the Elf Tech program was easy to use, deeming it both fun and unpredictable, it was not without its challenges, including downtime and upload difficulties.
Nuro is no stranger to the Bitcoin art scene. In February, Cypherpunk Labs and Nuro Realm collaborated with Deezy Labs and Superchief Gallery to launch a San Francisco gallery dedicated to Bitcoin Ordinals art.
In April, the latest of four "epic sats" was mined by Bitcoin mining pool ViaBTC and went up for auction on the cryptocurrency exchange CoinEX. It was anticipated to garner a substantial sum, given that Ordinals collectors place a premium on assets derived from rare satoshis. True to expectations, it ultimately received a winning bid of 33.3 BTC, equivalent to $2.1 million at the time of sale.
Following the inscription of the Spike #1 Ordinal, a "child" version was inscribed as the EPIC•EPIC•EPIC•EPIC Rune #66429 using the Runes token protocol introduced during the halving by Ordinals creator Casey Rodarmor.
Since its launch, EPIC•EPIC•EPIC•EPIC has witnessed over $1 million in trading volume on the prominent marketplace Magic Eden, with a market capitalization of nearly $50 million at the current price of 79 satoshis (approximately $0.05 worth of Bitcoin).
The inscription of an Ordinals asset on an epic satoshi represents a groundbreaking milestone in the convergence of art, technology, and cryptocurrency. It showcases the boundless possibilities of Bitcoin Ordinals as a platform for artistic expression and innovation, inviting creators to explore new frontiers in digital art.
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