[ANN] bitpic - Metal Bitcoin Picture Wallet

[OgNasty]

This thread is to announce the official release of bitpic Aluminum Bitcoin Picture Wallets and to auction the first official bitpic.  The first planned series will feature 54 photos from the Bitcoin Mining Pools book which is available for purchase in the NastyShop.  Each bitpic will be exclusive, meaning the picture will not be reused on another bitpic.

Features:

• Professional photograph printed on aluminum sheet
• Engraved public/private sequentially numbered vanity keys secured with tamper evident hologram
• 0.01 BTC loaded onto public address
• QR code linking to the bitpic's profile page
• Dedicated website and bitpic analyzer - bitpic.org
• Autographed and numbered in gold pen by OgNasty

[1714786814]

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[1714786814]

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[buckrogers]

0.005 BTC

[Rmcdermott927]

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[buckrogers]

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[Rmcdermott927]

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[Hhampuz]

What would happen if I made an exact copy using the picture from the mining book? Is there anything protecting this property being exclusive?

[vizique]

What would happen if I made an exact copy using the picture from the mining book? Is there anything protecting this property being exclusive?

Probably the embedded QR code... nearly as good as a fingerprint

Viz

[OgNasty]

What would happen if I made an exact copy using the picture from the mining book? Is there anything protecting this property being exclusive?

I'd love to see what sort of quality you could produce by taking pictures from the book, and what image you'd use for a border...  Obviously that would be an awful quality forgery.  Not to mention you wouldn't be able to get your hands on an untampered hologram or my signature and the costs involved in engraving something like this are fairly prohibitive (my engraving machine alone retails for over $5,000 and 3rd party engraving services cost more than you'd be able to sell the product for, not to mention the security concerns associated there).  However, I do have a paid licensing agreement with photonresearch, and he is a professional photographer that would likely file a lawsuit against you if you were able to reproduce the images with any sort of quality, which I suspect you couldn't.

[Hhampuz]

What would happen if I made an exact copy using the picture from the mining book? Is there anything protecting this property being exclusive?

I'd love to see what sort of quality you could produce by taking pictures from the book, and what image you'd use for a border...  Obviously that would be an awful quality forgery.  Not to mention you wouldn't be able to get your hands on an untampered hologram or my signature and the costs involved in engraving something like this are fairly prohibitive (my engraving machine alone retails for over $5,000 and 3rd party engraving services cost more than you'd be able to sell the product for, not to mention the security concerns associated there).  However, I do have a paid licensing agreement with photonresearch, and he is a professional photographer that would likely file a lawsuit against you if you were able to reproduce the images with any sort of quality, which I suspect you couldn't.

Good reply! Just wanted to raise the concern

[OgNasty]

Good reply! Just wanted to raise the concern

No worries.  Someone had to ask. 

Another reason I brainstormed the idea for this project was because I wanted folks to have an opportunity to see some of the amazing photography in the Mining Pools book, without having to first purchase it.

[chronicsky]

lol i wish i could bid

I can't keep it in my house lol

[OgNasty]

lol i wish i could bid

I can't keep it in my house lol

Hide it under the mattress.  You'll be fine. 

[bitspill]

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[Rmcdermott927]

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@OgNasty How many of the photos from the book do you plan to make into bitpics?

[Rmcdermott927]

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[OgNasty]

@OgNasty How many of the photos from the book do you plan to make into bitpics?

There are 54 photos total from the book.  I plan to produce each one in the form of a bitpic.  They will be made available for purchase through bitpic.org utilizing a custom branded NastyShop in the coming weeks.  Until then, I may continue to auction them one at a time here, so long as there is sufficient demand.  The retail price is looking likely to be set in the neighborhood of $85 + 0.03 BTC + shipping, varying based on the size of the bitpic.

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[Rmcdermott927]

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[bitspill]

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