When cities face budget deficits, the arts are the first thing they cut. San Diego just proposed slashing arts grants, libraries, and recreation to close a $146 million gap — a story repeating across the country. In my latest Substack, we explain why traditional arts funding is fundamentally broken… and why Bitcoin is the only real path forward for independent artists and culture. Read it here:

The Lights Are Going Out. Bitcoin Is the Only Switch Left.

San Diego just slashed arts funding by 86%. Across America, the pattern is the same. The old model is dying. Here’s why Bitcoin is the only path ...

The renaissance needs sound money. #Bitcoin #SovereignArt #BFTA #ArtsFunding

@Bob on the future of Bitcoin For The Arts: "Having a low time preference... you could mirror the decentralized nature of Bitcoin with Bitcoin For The Arts. You know, maybe it's little nodes in different countries... each node grows over time and then is able to step in right in that specific jurisdiction where an organization is struggling and we can actually help." This is exactly the vision — a global, decentralized network of sovereign art nodes supporting artists everywhere. #Bitcoin #SovereignArt #BFTA #DecentralizedArt #LowTimePreference #Artist #Art #Creator

Is War Good for Bitcoin? Throughout history, wars have been funded by printing money — inflating the currency and quietly stealing value from everyone holding it. Artists and regular people bear the heaviest cost. Bitcoin was built as the opposite: a fixed supply that cannot be inflated to pay for war or political priorities. This raises a deeper question: In a world of sound money, does war become harder to sustain — both financially and morally? New article just published:

Is War Good For Bitcoin

Wars are funded by currency debasement. Currency debasement is the reason Bitcoin exists. What does that mean for how we think about both?

What do you think? Is Bitcoin a tool that makes dishonest warfare more difficult? #Bitcoin #SoundMoney #WarEconomy #SovereignArt #BFTA

We are cultivating the world. So it makes sense to me that if the artists are cultivating the world and are the change agents that are creating the world that we want to live in, then it makes sense that artists should lead the sound money journey to allow people to see the type of world that we can create when we have a better system. #Artist #Bitcoin #Arts #BitcoinArt #Cultivate #Artstr #BFTA #Creators #ChangeAgents system.

Bitcoin For The Arts — 📣Public service announcement.

New Share Your Bitcoin Journey episode just dropped ⚡️ Benjamin Ella — former Royal Ballet soloist — on the moment Bitcoin clicked: “Stumble onto something that's true… and you can’t unsee it.” He’s now exploring building a Bitcoin treasury for his church and believes every other crypto and the current fiat system is basically a scam. #Bitcoin #SovereignArt #BFTA #ValueForValue

NEW EPISODE: Share Your Bitcoin Journey — Episode 4 @Bob spent 17 seasons as a Soloist of The Royal Ballet in London. He's had roles by Crystal Pite, Wayne McGregor, and Hofesh Shechter. He retired in December 2025 after a career that started with a stress fracture and two titanium pins — and almost ended before it began. He found Bitcoin during COVID while serving as a union deputy, negotiating dancer contracts and watching Robert Breedlove and Michael Saylor blow the lid off everything he thought he knew about money. The deeper he went, the more the veil was lifted. Then Bitcoin led him to faith. Proverbs 11:1 — "The Lord detests dishonest weights and scales." He saw money printing for what it is. Dishonest scales. And he saw Bitcoin as even weights and scales. Moral money. This conversation is one I never thought I'd have. Two professional dancers — one from Alvin Ailey, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and The Lion King, one from The Royal Ballet — both union reps who saw the broken economics from the inside. Both Bitcoiners. We talked about: - Arts Council funding for The Royal Ballet dropping from 50%+ to 19% and still falling - Being at the apex of your career but not at the apex of living - How his parents ran their own ballet school with zero government grants — "we'd rather it be harder but have freedom" - First buying Bitcoin in 2015 for 50 pounds and not understanding it - COVID, money printing, The Bitcoin Standard, and the moment everything clicked - The tension of being a union deputy with growing libertarian leanings - Christopher Wheeldon's new production company and where Bitcoin fits in dance - His vision for a choreography studio in London running on a Bitcoin standard - Trying to orange-pill The Royal Ballet (twice) — and the low time preference path forward - Building a Bitcoin treasury for his church - His advice to young dancers: "Don't ignore Bitcoin at your own peril" "We're at the apex of our career but we're not at the apex of living. That's exactly why Bitcoin For The Arts exists." Watch the full episode: Bitcoin For The Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — the first paying artists exclusively in Bitcoin.

Bitcoin for the Arts

Supporting artists with Bitcoin micro-grants, workshops, residencies, and productions — with radical transparency.

Bitcoin for the Arts

Supporting artists with Bitcoin micro-grants, workshops, residencies, and productions — with radical transparency.

#Bitcoin #Nostr #BitcoinForTheArts #BFTA #RoyalBallet #Dance #ValueForValue #V4V #SoundMoney #ArtsFunding #ShareYourBitcoinJourney

What are you creating this weekend? 🎨

Can an Honest Society Still Exist?

I remember a time when a person's word meant something.

Hey BFTA family! We just had our board meeting and the team loved the idea of a big fundraiser event. We’re moving toward a 7-Day “Art + Zap Week” in July or August (still finalizing date) Plan: • 3 artists featured per day (21 artists total) • Each day = 3-hour live stream with interview + showcase of their work • Artists from all disciplines (music, visual, film, writing, dance, etc.) • Donations will go to BFTA general fund, specific grants, education programs, or directly to the featured artist This will build up to one final high-profile in-person fundraising night with a silent auction and live performances. We’re looking for: • Artists who want to participate (you can present live or have someone represent you) • Volunteers to help with promotion, hosting, tech, or coordination • Any connections to podcast hosts or influencers who might want to co-host a day If you’re an artist interested in being featured, or if you want to help in any way, please reply here or DM me. This is going to be our biggest project yet — the more artists and supporters involved, the better it will be! Excited to hear your thoughts and suggestions.

Q2 Board meeting today. Artist what do you want to see from BFTA? How can we best serve you?

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BFTA just made its first Bitcoin purchase today! $1,000 → 0.01425 BTC at $69,500 We’re now officially stacking sats to fund sovereign artists, grants, and the next creative renaissance. If you’re aligned with sound money and artistic freedom, join the Sovereign Circle today — become a monthly patron, get access to The Commons, vote on grants, and help build uncensorable patronage. Donate here:

Bitcoin for the Arts

Supporting artists with Bitcoin micro-grants, workshops, residencies, and productions — with radical transparency.

Let the renaissance begin 🔥🚀 #BitcoinForTheArts #BFTA #SovereignCircle #Bitcoin #SoundMoney #ArtistSovereignty #BTC

New on BFTA Stories: @Another 13 Moon Woman – Zap Animations Cyberpunk animator reviving her original characters as hand-drawn Bitcoin narratives. From UX designer to sovereign creator, she’s now screening at the Bitcoin Film Festival. Art that zaps consciousness awake. Read full story:

Bitcoin for the Arts

Supporting artists with Bitcoin micro-grants, workshops, residencies, and productions — with radical transparency.

#Bitcoin #SovereignArt #Zapanimations #BitcoinArtists #BFTA #Artist #Creator #Art

We just published a new artist story on Bitcoin For The Arts: @Matt Finlay — Dissident Beats from the World's Longest Lockdown During Melbourne's brutal 2020-2021 lockdowns — the longest in the world — Matt picked up his instruments and refused to stay silent. He lost friends, employment, and was censored across every major platform. He doubled down, releasing raw dissident music for free on a value-for-value model. When he discovered Nostr and the ValueVerse, everything changed. A censorship-resistant home where he could finally connect directly with listeners. "I am happily returning the value I have received for my music back into the ValueVerse where I gain much value." He's already onboarded two other musicians to V4V and Nostr. His advice to fellow creators: "Be brave. Risk being cancelled to express yourself. Embrace censorship-resistant protocols and turn your back on the platforms." Read the full story:

Bitcoin for the Arts

Supporting artists with Bitcoin micro-grants, workshops, residencies, and productions — with radical transparency.

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"Thin Blue Line" video: https://rumble.com/v2hr2hs-thin-blue-line-432hz-music-video-matt-finlay.html #Bitcoin #Nostr #ValueForValue #V4V #ArtisticSovereignty #BitcoinForTheArts #BFTA #FreeSpeech #DeMu #Music #Artstr #Art

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Hey Nostr fam ⚡️ We need more artists sharing their Bitcoin journeys! Your stories are the roadmap to cultivating the world on a true BTC standard — showing how real creators are achieving sovereignty, value-for-value, and low-time-preference living. If you’re an artist (or know one) who has a Bitcoin story, we want to hear it. Submit your story here →

Bitcoin for the Arts

Supporting artists with Bitcoin micro-grants, workshops, residencies, and productions — with radical transparency.

The more stories we have, the stronger the Renaissance becomes. Let’s build this together. #Bitcoin #SovereignArt #BFTA #OrangePill #BitcoinArtists #ShareYourBitcoinJourney #CulturalRenaissance #Artstr #Art

Why we need Bitcoin For The Arts and Why Bitcoin For The Arts needs you.

Stacking Culture on Sound Money: Why Bitcoin For The Arts Matters Now

Hello, fellow Bitcoiners, creators, and freedom seekers,