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Title: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on June 30, 2017, 12:00:13 PM

The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote

An artifact of the fiat banking system in the era of Bitcoin.

A backpack full of 100 billion dollar bills? A dream for each of us - you might think ...
Just some years ago, this was the reality for young and old, for poor and rich in Zimbabwe. But instead of finding themselves in a paradise à la "Wealth for All", the Zimbabweans felt the hellish reality of an outdated currency system. The Zimbabwean dollar had a brutal hyperinflation and made the massive money in the pockets of the people nearly worthless. But the sufferers were the normal people of Zimbabwe, who had to drag their buckets full of savings to the marketplace.  Such scenarios can still be a reality anywhere in the world.  On the occasion of this 9th anniversary of Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation, the crypto-artist collective Friends of Satoshi commemorates this sad day of the legacy fiat system and, at the same time, celebrates its revolution.



About the Work

At the heart of this project is a collaboration between 5 well-known Crypto Artists from around the world, including:
  • Zoran Kutuzović a.k.a. Start the Art (Croatia)
  • Satoshi Gallery (U.K)
  • Crypto Imperator (Spain)
  • Cryptoheadd (Formerly Qrypto) (India)
  • The Bitcoin Penny Co. (USA)

The product of this collaboration is a reflection on the Bitcoin scaling debate that in many ways has divided the community. Governance continues to be a challenge that all decentralized OSS projects face. As a symbol of one of Bitcoin’s greatest strengths: diversity of opinion, each unique contribution combines to form a single, unified work of art.

https://i.imgur.com/lWGnmY7.jpg

Front (Scanned):
https://i.imgur.com/pxGqTKf.jpg

Back (Sample):
https://i.imgur.com/6S3kMAN.jpg



Specifications
  • The series consists of 10 notes that have been hand-painted or drawn.
  • Only 4 notes will be publicly released.
  • Each note contains 2009 Bits (0.002009 BTC), representing the year of Zimbabwe's hyperinflation and the creation of Bitcoin. Funded on "Bitcoin Pizza Day" 2017.
  • Each note includes a custom Qrypto Certificate Of Authenticity.
  • Signed by Artists.
  • Assembled into protective acrylic slab.



What is Friends of Satoshi?
Friends of Satoshi is a collective of content creators dedicated to sharing art, music, and culture. We empower creators of all sizes by helping to monetize their creations. We aim to be a decentralized marketing solution for Open Source software and projects. We accept Proof-of-Content submissions from all around the globe, and are supported by the community through donations and memberships. We compete with the centralized propaganda. See our work at: https://www.friendsofsatoshi.com/


Auction 1: Zombie Edition (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1999825.0)
Auction 2: Coming Soon

Have Questions? Comment Below!



Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: wheelz1200 on June 30, 2017, 12:09:02 PM
Pretty neat idea.  Does each note have work on it from each of the listed artists?  Or do they each have their own "version"?  Thanks and will look out for the auctions.


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on June 30, 2017, 12:14:10 PM
Pretty neat idea.  Does each note have work on it from each of the listed artists?  Or do they each have their own "version"?  Thanks and will look out for the auctions.

Yes each note contains work from each of the listed artists! The front side is nearly identical across the series (allowing for very subtle differences due to the hand-created nature), while each back side has a completely unique Bitcoin Penny Co. drawing, in addition to the sealed hologram. Thanks for your questions!


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: wheelz1200 on June 30, 2017, 12:16:38 PM
Ok cool.  Can you explain who did what.  Looks like bitcoin penny did the backs, CI with the hologram i guess and the crypto card i get.  What did state of the art and satoshi galleries contribute to the notes?  Thanks  :)


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on June 30, 2017, 12:26:47 PM
Ok cool.  Can you explain who did what.  Looks like bitcoin penny did the backs, CI with the hologram i guess and the crypto card i get.  What did state of the art and satoshi galleries contribute to the notes?  Thanks  :)

Oh yes absolutely! Start the Art contributed the front and center "Bitcoin Target" and Satoshi Gallery painted the painter! Qrypto contributed his hologram and the COAs. As you said, but to reiterate: CI contributed a hologram (the one that is funded) and Bitcoin Penny capped it off with his drawing and final assembly. The Friends of Satoshi stamp brings it all together :)


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: chronicsky on June 30, 2017, 12:36:24 PM
I got no words to say  ;D


the main question remains

HOW DO I BUY THEM?

My money is ready sir :D


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: FFrankie on June 30, 2017, 12:43:30 PM
Where did the other six notes go?

I can assume you kept one, chris kept one, CI kept one but you know what happens when you assume


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on June 30, 2017, 12:48:59 PM
I got no words to say  ;D


the main question remains

HOW DO I BUY THEM?

My money is ready sir :D


 :D Auction will be here very soon, by early next week!


Where did the other six notes go?

I can assume you kept one, chris kept one, CI kept one but you know what happens when you assume

Great question! You are correct! The notes are separated into two categories: public sale and artist reserve. Each of the 6 participating artists (including myself) will receive an artist reserve note. The remaining 4 are available for the public auction next week. What distinguishes the two are the color of the Qrypto hologram on the front side. 'Gold' for the 4 public notes and 'Silver' for the Artist notes.


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: chronicsky on June 30, 2017, 12:53:51 PM
I got no words to say  ;D


the main question remains

HOW DO I BUY THEM?

My money is ready sir :D

Maybe this is more fitting  :)

http://orig00.deviantart.net/2168/f/2013/250/b/f/take_my_bitcoin_by_1chrono1-d6le3re.jpg

hahah i need to save this :D



I got no words to say  ;D


the main question remains

HOW DO I BUY THEM?

My money is ready sir :D


 :D Auction will be here very soon, by early next week!



Tick tock tick tock.. :D


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: BitcoinPenny on June 30, 2017, 01:19:24 PM
Woohoo! Glad to see this project finally launch, Moonie! It's been a long few months. Congratulations to the team members!

As for my own contribution, I doodled over the Cape Water Buffalo on the reverse side. And each of the ten (10) FOS ZimNotes has a unique doodle. In the OP's sample photo, clockwise from the top left, you'll see my doodles from the FOS ZimNotes: Gentleman Edition, Zombie Edition, To The Moon Edition, and Holiday Edition.

https://i.imgur.com/6ANomwf.jpg


This was a fun project! Thanks for allowing me to be a part of it, Moonie. ;D

Regards,
Chris


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: AT101ET on June 30, 2017, 02:10:20 PM
This looks awesome. It's a shame that there are only 4 pieces being made available for sale. I'd love to get my hands on one but something tells me the auction will go for a bit more than I'm willing to spend. Either way, a really nice collaboration.


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: vizique on June 30, 2017, 04:47:28 PM
These are outstanding!!

It's a bit of a shame there's only 4 for release though :(

Looking forward to the auction... I suspect it will be competitive ;)

Viz


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: batesresearch on June 30, 2017, 05:20:13 PM
Amazing work! Looking forward to the auction!


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: ezeminer on June 30, 2017, 07:54:55 PM
This is going to be one crazy auction..


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: hephaist0s on July 01, 2017, 01:58:15 AM
These look great! And I wish there were more! Gah.


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: dazedfool on July 01, 2017, 02:31:18 AM
Did these pieces start as actual 100T Zimbabwe notes? Or just inspired by them?

Dibs on the Moon Buffalo!  ;D


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on July 01, 2017, 04:38:21 AM
Did these pieces start as actual 100T Zimbabwe notes? Or just inspired by them?

Dibs on the Moon Buffalo!  ;D

Yes these are made from real Zimbabwe 100T notes!


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: PuraPuraBego on July 01, 2017, 08:57:34 AM
My money's ready sir :D
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-5I-dZAf1c/WK0UyOKww0I/AAAAAAAAAQM/MiL6jjmIhNkJbeuk69BHkC-Yew1vVOFJwCLcB/s320/es.jpg


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: chronicsky on July 01, 2017, 01:47:02 PM

damn lol
That's no more then 100$ :P

I will take that if someone got it :D



Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: cryptoheadd on July 01, 2017, 01:51:01 PM
Awesome!
Can't wait for the auction.

Thank you for including me, @tothemoonsands.
Glad to be a part of this project.

Regards


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: TMAN on July 01, 2017, 02:04:30 PM
Can you not just sell me that moon one and auction the rest?


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: chronicsky on July 01, 2017, 02:40:38 PM
Can you not just sell me that moon one and auction the rest?

yeah dream on
I got here first :P


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: BitcoinPenny on July 01, 2017, 02:44:41 PM
Dibs on the Moon Buffalo!  ;D

Can you not just sell me that moon one and auction the rest?

I really like the To The Moon Edition too.

Please allow me to clarify something about the various FOS ZimNote editions...

We created ten (10) FOS ZimNotes, each with a different doodle on the reverse side over the African Water Buffalo. The sample photo in the OP shows a few of the different FOS ZimNote editions that we created -- Gentleman Edition, Zombie Edition, To The Moon Edition, and Holiday Edition -- but not necessarily the same editions that will be auctioned.

The artists were each allowed to keep one ZimNote of their choice. (These are the six SILVER holo sticker notes.) The remaining four notes will go to auction. (These are the four GOLD holo sticker notes.) We wanted to keep each individual FOS ZimNote auction as a surprise with regard to the exact edition, so we only used one of the four GOLD holo sticker notes in the sample photo. In other words, three of the four editions in the sample photo are already claimed by the artists. The sample photos were intended to be more or less representative of the OVERALL project, and not necessarily the same notes that will be on auction. I hope that makes sense.

Regardless, of which editions we see on auction, I am positive that they ALL will be well-liked and very sought after. :)

Thank you again for supporting this project, everyone. I believe that it may be the most extensive collaboration in the crypto collectibles world to date. It sure was a long time coming to fruition, but totally worth it! What a super fun project! ;D

Regards,
Chris


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: TMAN on July 01, 2017, 02:53:44 PM
So in other words you kept the moon one...


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: BitcoinPenny on July 01, 2017, 03:03:36 PM
So in other words you kept the moon one...

We all kept one. Different edition for each artist. The Moon was in my top three favorites, but there's something about a cow in flippers that makes me smile. ;D (The monocled cow is pretty sweet too, tho!)

Regards,
Chris


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: chronicsky on July 01, 2017, 03:23:53 PM
So in other words you kept the moon one...

We all kept one. Different edition for each artist. The Moon was in my top three favorites, but there's something about a cow in flippers that makes me smile. ;D (The monocled cow is pretty sweet too, tho!)

Regards,
Chris

So ammm , am confused

the 4 pictures in the OP

they are the 4 that are available to the public right?


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on July 01, 2017, 03:35:01 PM
So in other words you kept the moon one...

We all kept one. Different edition for each artist. The Moon was in my top three favorites, but there's something about a cow in flippers that makes me smile. ;D (The monocled cow is pretty sweet too, tho!)

Regards,
Chris

So ammm , am confused

the 4 pictures in the OP

they are the 4 that are available to the public right?

Sorry for the confusion! These are samples and shouldn't be taken as an indication of what will be auctioned. Today we will release pics of the Artists notes that are not available and then very soon you will see the auction notes as well! You really can't go wrong, they are all spectacular!


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: BitcoinPenny on July 01, 2017, 04:01:49 PM
So ammm , am confused

the 4 pictures in the OP

they are the 4 that are available to the public right?

The confusion is my fault, I'm afraid. I was in charge of taking all the press release photos, and I didn't want to show the GOLD sticker auction notes, because I wanted those to be revealed as a surprise with each individual auction. In retrospect, I realize how the four press release sample photos would be confusing, and I apologize for my oversight. :-[

To clear things up, below are the six (6) SILVER holo sticker artist notes. These were distributed to the six project artists and will NOT be for public auction by Friends of Satoshi.


Gentleman Edition
https://i.imgur.com/vLnFuq5.jpg

Pimp Game Edition
https://i.imgur.com/w77r22W.jpg

To The Moon Edition
https://i.imgur.com/bbON7jM.jpg

Wizarding Edition
https://i.imgur.com/Bb1eZmt.jpg

Holiday Edition
https://i.imgur.com/Ti9U5NB.jpg

Black Pearl Edition
https://i.imgur.com/vnJZrCJ.jpg


The remaining four (4) GOLD holo sticker FOS ZimNote editions will be a surprise! (Well, except for the Zombie Edition that you've already seen in the press release sample photo.)

COMING SOON to an auction near you! ;D

Regards,
Chris


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: chronicsky on July 01, 2017, 04:22:07 PM
oh no worries!

look forward to the auction :D


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: TMAN on July 01, 2017, 05:36:17 PM
Hurry up before GP or oth see....

Joking there but will you limit one per winner?


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: BitcoinPenny on July 01, 2017, 07:32:26 PM
Hurry up before GP or oth see....

Joking there but will you limit one per winner?

GP or oth. LOL

We're discussing the limit idea now, T. In the meantime, here's a close-up of the painter on the front of the ZimNote. I love, love, LOVE this little guy! ;D

https://i.imgur.com/YyuiLZ2.jpg


Regards,
Chris


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: BitcoinPenny on July 02, 2017, 02:17:20 PM
...will you limit one per winner?

Good idea, TMAN. Yes, we like the idea, and we've decided to limit these four ZimNote auctions to one win per person. :)

Break open your HODL bags, and get your bitcorns ready! The first auction starts tomorrow!

Regards,
Chris


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: chronicsky on July 02, 2017, 02:19:20 PM
...will you limit one per winner?

Good idea, TMAN. Yes, we like the idea, and we've decided to limit these four ZimNote auctions to one win per person. :)

Break open your HODL bags, and get your bitcorns ready! The first auction starts tomorrow!

Regards,
Chris
ah damn!
i wanted all
Damn you TMAN

But maybe this way we can win 1 lol


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: comit on July 02, 2017, 06:14:35 PM
Just a suggestion for the auction that will start tomorrow (and for any other auction actually): if you set the end time at a reasonable hour for the European bidders (not 3AM as is mostly the case) this will give us also the chance to go all the way. :)  I'm not only speaking for myself I think, there will definitely be a lot of interest from both sides of the ocean for this one! 8)


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on July 02, 2017, 07:08:59 PM
Just a suggestion for the auction that will start tomorrow (and for any other auction actually): if you set the end time at a reasonable hour for the European bidders (not 3AM as is mostly the case) this will give us also the chance to go all the way. :)  I'm not only speaking for myself I think, there will definitely be a lot of interest from both sides of the ocean for this one! 8)

Thank you for your feedback! We are considering a 10 AM EST start time tomorrow with the end time also at 10 AM EST on Thursday (exactly 72 hours). That translates to a CET time of 3:00 PM -  hopefully this works for most people!

If anyone has an alternate suggestion, let us know!


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: BitcoinPenny on July 03, 2017, 10:02:47 AM
Woohoo! Only a few more hours until the first FOS ZimNote auction starts! ;D

Regards,
Me


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: TMAN on July 03, 2017, 11:21:55 AM
Woohoo! Only a few more hours until the first FOS ZimNote auction starts! ;D

Regards,
Me

WTF... thats 4am for me.... bastards.. I want this as well.... what about us Eurotards...

will you accept a bet by proxi system as some of us need lots of beauty sleep!


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: BitcoinPenny on July 03, 2017, 11:25:04 AM
Woohoo! Only a few more hours until the first FOS ZimNote auction starts! ;D

Regards,
Me

WTF... thats 4am for me.... bastards.. I want this as well.... what about us Eurotards...

will you accept a bet by proxi system as some of us need lots of beauty sleep!

That's like 5PM Sofia time, TMAN. (It's +7 hours from EST.)

Regards,
Me


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: TMAN on July 03, 2017, 11:26:29 AM
Woohoo! Only a few more hours until the first FOS ZimNote auction starts! ;D

Regards,
Me

WTF... thats 4am for me.... bastards.. I want this as well.... what about us Eurotards...

will you accept a bet by proxi system as some of us need lots of beauty sleep!

That's like 5PM Sofia time, TMAN. (It's +7 hours from EST.)

Regards,
Me

ok I am a retard.. I read that as PM not AM! even better....

thanks man


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on July 03, 2017, 10:36:58 PM
First auction has started! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1999825.0


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: Hox on July 06, 2017, 05:36:07 AM
These look really cool, I would love to see more collaborative pieces like this.

Seeing as we can only win one note per person, can you show the designs for the 4 auction notes?

That way we can decide which one we like best. It would suck to win one then realise later that you would have preferred to bid on another one instead.


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on July 15, 2017, 03:42:21 AM
Thank you to everyone who participated, supported, expressed interest, or welcomed this collaborative project! We will launch the final auction tomorrow!


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: TheNewAnon135246 on July 15, 2017, 05:22:16 AM
Thank you to everyone who participated, supported, expressed interest, or welcomed this collaborative project! We will launch the final auction tomorrow!

Will the design of the other 6 notes be released after the final auction? Really looking forward to seeing the whole series!


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on July 15, 2017, 05:23:30 AM
Thank you to everyone who participated, supported, expressed interest, or welcomed this collaborative project! We will launch the final auction tomorrow!

Will the design of the other 6 notes be released after the final auction? Really looking forward to seeing the whole series!

Yes, in fact they are released already! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1994652.msg19880631#msg19880631


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: TheNewAnon135246 on July 15, 2017, 05:56:23 AM
Thank you to everyone who participated, supported, expressed interest, or welcomed this collaborative project! We will launch the final auction tomorrow!

Will the design of the other 6 notes be released after the final auction? Really looking forward to seeing the whole series!

Yes, in fact they are released already! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1994652.msg19880631#msg19880631

Haha maybe I should've read the entire topic. That 'Pimp Edition' is awesome!


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: BitcoinPenny on July 15, 2017, 11:40:26 AM
Haha maybe I should've read the entire topic. That 'Pimp Edition' is awesome!

Yes, the Pimp Edition is one of my favorites!

The final FOS ZimNote is coming to auction in a few short hours, and I believe that particular auction ends in three days... at HIGH NOON. ;)

Regards,
Chris


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: teeGUMES on August 03, 2017, 11:56:40 PM
Modified one of my cases today to fit my ZimNote, going to get some extra red velvet to patch up the areas I destroyed with my dremel haha.

https://i.imgur.com/c43yHFwh.jpg

and the bit we added to the doodle

https://i.imgur.com/obYYt84.jpg


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: tothemoonsands on August 04, 2017, 12:30:27 AM
Modified one of my cases today to fit my ZimNote, going to get some extra red velvet to patch up the areas I destroyed with my dremel haha.

https://i.imgur.com/c43yHFwh.jpg

and the bit we added to the doodle

https://i.imgur.com/obYYt84.jpg

Oh man, that is an awesome presentation of the note! Very cool case!


Title: Re: [ANN] The Friends of Satoshi ZimNote
Post by: teeGUMES on January 03, 2018, 11:47:57 PM
is there a VenNote in the future?