Give it up for @Ainsley Costello 🧡🔥🧡🔥🧡. We are thrilled to be sponsors of @Camp Nakamoto . Thank you to Ainsley and her team @Phantom Power Music for making it happen! #CampNakamoto #AinsleyCostello #BitcoinForTheArts #PhamtonMusic #EpochMusic#Nashville #Arts #Artists #Music #Creators

@Camp Nakamoto having a great time! Thank you for the love! Catch the BFTA banner 👀🤗🧡

New episode of Share Your Bitcoin Journey just dropped. James Kintore, Australian interior designer, founder of Kintore Design, co-creator of the furniture brand Matt and Kin. Published in The Local Project and Artedomus for the level of craft and intention in the work. In 2025 he moved to Costa Rica to build life closer to a Bitcoin standard. He's using Bull Bitcoin and Simpay to pay daily expenses in sats; he's plugged into the Bitcoin Jungle community in Uvita; he's pivoting toward fine art, sculpture, and finishing a book of musings 15 years in the making. The story I can't get out of my head: he and his collaborator Matt sourced 250-year-old French oak from a regional Victoria lumber yard — wood cut from the heart of Paris 25 years before they found it through a 10-year-old YouTube clip. They built a four-and-a-half-meter restaurant table for an Adelaide Hills chef. Materiality as a time chain. "Bitcoin is an energy agreement." "AI raises the value of real human creation, not the opposite." "I want to get paid in Bitcoin for the work I do." #Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #BFTA #Design #Architecture #Furniture #SoundMoney #ArtsFunding #SovereignRenaissance #Artists #Art

Our mission is simple-restore the world built by Artists with sound money.

🧡 BFTA Artist Directory — Now Open A private opt-in roster of working artists building in the Bitcoin space. Your contact info is never published Only the public count is shown We make verified introductions between directory members on request This is how we grow a real network of sovereign creators who support each other and what BFTA is building. No Bitcoin requirement — just serious working artists who want to be part of something bigger. Be counted →

The BFTA Artist Directory

A private, opt-in roster of working artists in BFTA’s network. Introductions facilitated by BFTA — contact information never published.

#Bitcoin #Nostr #SovereignArt #BitcoinArtists #BitcoinForTheArts #Artists #Arts

In this clip of - Share Your Bitcoin Journey EP:7, @Thomas Forsyth talks about the value for value that Nostr provides. #Bitcoin #Art #V4V #SocialMedia #Nostr #Decentralize #BitcoinArt #Maker #Creator #SoundMoney #Zap #Lightning #Artists

🧡 Bitcoin For The Arts — Issue #11 is live Momentum is building: • Our intro video screened at the Bitcoin Film Festival in Warsaw • New Share Your Bitcoin Journey EP7 with London maker/designer Thomas Forsyth is out • Ainsley Costello is on the ground representing BFTA at Camp Nakamoto • Full landing page for our Midwest Bitcoin Summit curatorial role (Generations gallery + live music) is now live (Sept 23–24, Columbus) • We quietly launched the private BFTA Artist Directory — opt-in roster for working artists in our network Read the full issue here:

Bitcoin For The Arts

Bitcoin for the Arts — Issue #11

The Bitcoin Film Festival, Episode 7, and a new Artist Directory.

Zaps welcome ⚡️ Forward to any artists or Bitcoiners who should be in the loop. We’re still early — but we’re moving. #Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SovereignArt #MidwestBitcoinSummit #BitcoinFilmFestival #ValueForValue #ShareYourBitcoinJourney

🧡 Clip from the latest Share Your Bitcoin Journey with @Thomas Forsyth “It’s this really difficult thing to describe or fully grasp until you start playing around with it… There’s a lot to feel pessimistic about in the world right now. But at the same time, things like Nostr, Lightning, and Bitcoin feel like green shoots of hope coming through.” Tom on why these tools feel like real sources of hope — not theory, but something you start to feel once you actually use them. What’s giving you real hope right now in Bitcoin or Nostr? #Bitcoin #Nostr #Lightning #SoundMoney #BitcoinForTheArts #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #ValueForValue #Arts #Artist #Artstr #BitcoinArt #Creators

🧡 New Episode — Share Your Bitcoin Journey EP7 London-based designer, maker & engineer @Thomas Forsyth joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on building a creative practice across wood, metal, electronics, props, and kinetic sculpture — all while staying true to craft. Tom shares: Discovering Bitcoin three separate times before it finally clicked Why physical making and Bitcoin share a deep philosophical backbone (“There’s something very Bitcoin about that”) The first time Lightning settled a bill in a London restaurant How Nostr reawakened his urge to make work for himself again Advice for younger makers that has almost nothing to do with making A thoughtful episode on low time preference, sound craft, and building outside the platform economy. Watch here: What’s one thing you’ve picked back up because of Bitcoin or Nostr? #Bitcoin #Nostr #Maker #SoundMoney #BitcoinForTheArts #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #LowTimePreference #ValueForValue #Arts #Artists #BitcoinArt #Creator

Big thanks to @Bitcoin FilmFest for screening our Bitcoin For The Arts intro video at the conference! 🙏 Super cool catching it on the big screen — grateful they gave us the platform to share the mission of funding sovereign artists with sound money and low time-preference patronage. The Bitcoin + Arts intersection is only getting stronger. Excited for what’s next! #BitcoinFilmFest #BitcoinForTheArts #SoundMoney #SovereignArtists #Nostr

🧡 Clip from the latest Share Your Bitcoin Journey with @Joe Martin “I try my best to be efficient with words… I’ve reached the best version of the song when there’s nothing left to take away — not when there’s nothing more to add.” Joe on the craft of songwriting: stripping away the excess until only what’s essential remains, with the goal of telling a three-hour movie in three minutes. It’s a beautiful reminder that great art often comes from subtraction, not addition. Watch the clip: What’s one song that feels like it has “nothing left to take away”? #Bitcoin #Nostr #Songwriting #ValueForValue #BitcoinArtists #SoundMoney #BitcoinForTheArts #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #Music #Musicians #Artists #Art #Artstr

🧡 Clip from the latest Share Your Bitcoin Journey with @Joe Martin "I think for people, for it to click for people, they just need to see it and they need to experience their first zap, whether on Nostr or whether it's podcasting 2.0.” Joe nails the real challenge: artists are frustrated with unfair streaming platforms, but the shift to Value for Value happens when people finally get to feel how much better it is. This is exactly why we keep building and showing the real thing. #Bitcoin #Nostr #ValueForValue #BitcoinArtists #Podcasting2 #SoundMoney #BitcoinForTheArts #ShareYourBitcoinJourney

🧡 Bitcoin For The Arts — Issue #10 just dropped Big moves this week: We’re pivoting our flagship September event to the Midwest Bitcoin Summit in Columbus, Ohio (Sept 23–24). We’ll be curating the Generations gallery + live artist programming. New Share Your Bitcoin Journey episode with UK singer-songwriter Joe Martin is live. Fresh article: “The Money Is There” — why record-breaking auction sales still aren’t reaching working artists. Q4 Grant Cycle is now open. Read the full issue here:

Bitcoin For The Arts

Bitcoin for the Arts — Issue #10

We're going to Columbus.

Zaps welcome ⚡️ Forward to any artists or Bitcoiners in your network. We’re still early — but we’re building. #Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SovereignArt #MidwestBitcoinSummit #ValueForValue #BitcoinArtists #SoundMoney

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🧡 New Episode Just Dropped! Share Your Bitcoin Journey EP6 – @Joe Martin The 21st century troubadour shares his journey — from piano at age 5 to building a sovereign music career on Bitcoin and Nostr. Joe talks about: Making his album Alone In Valentine with zero AI, traveling halfway around the world, and spending most of his savings Why AI slop + inflation are parallel debasements of art and money The chicken-and-egg problem of Value for Value adoption Living as a true independent artist in 2026 This is a deep, principled conversation about staying true to Bitcoin’s original vision while building a real career as a musician. Watch the full episode here: What stood out to you most? Zaps welcome ⚡️ #Bitcoin #Nostr #JoeMartin #ValueForValue #SoundMoney #BitcoinArtists #SovereignArt #BitcoinForTheArts #LowTimePreference #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #Arts #Artists #Music #SongWriters #Musicians

🧡 Bitcoin For The Arts is featured in the new book “The Last Refuge: Bitcoin Amid the Digital Dystopia” by Victor Rosano. Our Founder Dion Wilson contributed a piece on how we’re building direct, transparent, sovereign funding for working artists on Bitcoin — moving away from fragile fiat grants toward sound money and real creator sovereignty. Big thanks to Victor for putting this project together and including us. Get the book here: → English: http://amzn.eu/d/0bdAJEMD → Spanish: http://amzn.eu/d/0hUf8msa If you’re thinking about Bitcoin, culture, creativity, and building outside broken systems — highly recommend. Zaps welcome ⚡️ #Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SovereignArt #SoundMoney #TheLastRefuge #ValueForValue #CreatorEconomy

🧡 New Article: “The Money Is There — But It’s Not Reaching Working Artists” Christie’s just sold $1.1 Billion of art in a single night. Yet the latest Bank of America Art Market Report shows the brutal reality: the middle and bottom of the market are hollowing out. Working artists and the galleries that support them are getting squeezed harder than ever. The capital exists. The bridge is broken. At Bitcoin For The Arts we’re building a new one — direct, transparent, sovereign funding on sound money. No gatekeepers. No disappearing grants. Just Bitcoin moving from those who have it to the creators who need it. Read the full piece:

The Money Is There

Christie's sold $1.1 billion of art in one night. Bank of America's new report says working artists are the most fragile part of the market. The ca...

Zaps welcome ⚡️ What do you think — how do we fix the broken bridge between big money and working artists? #Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SovereignArt #SoundMoney #ValueForValue #ArtsFunding #CreatorEconomy

🧡 Bitcoin For The Arts — Issue #9 is live This week we’re covering: Share Your Bitcoin Journey EP5 with @sarajade is out — she shares getting zapped live on stage, building 30k+ on Nostr, and why she left the traditional streaming model Portland Recap — Beth Alta Fletcher represented us at Bitcoin Is For Everyone. Great conversations and real sats flowing at the booth The $1.1 Billion Night — Christie’s just had a massive art sale while working artists still struggle. We break down what the Bank of America Art Market Report actually reveals Update on our September Benefit at Pubkey DC Straight talk on the gap between big money in blue-chip art and real support for working creators — and how Bitcoin changes that equation. Read Issue #9 here:

Bitcoin For The Arts

Bitcoin for the Arts — Issue #9

Episode 5 is here, Portland recap, and the $1.1B night

Zaps welcome ⚡️ Forward to any artists or Bitcoiners in your network. We’re still early, but we’re building. #Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SaraJade #ValueForValue #SovereignArt #BitcoinArtists #SoundMoney #ClubOrange

“We want artists to have time on their side… to create the best work they can possibly do.” Bitcoin lets us build the next renaissance. In the fiat system, too many artists are forced to make work just to pay rent — projects they don’t truly believe in. The money isn’t real, so the work suffers. We need real resources so artists can reach their highest creative moments. Bitcoin gives them that freedom. Clip from my conversation with @MAKE SONGS LONGER @RadioDetox 👇 Artists & creators — how has fiat affected the work you actually want to make? Zaps welcome ⚡️ #Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #SovereignArt #ValueForValue #BitcoinArtists #SoundMoney #CreatorEconomy #BitcoinJourney