A French graffiti artist has hidden $1000 in Bitcoin in his most recent project, he confirmed in a blog post Jan. 6.
Pascal Boyart, who a year ago embedded a Bitcoin (BTC) wallet QR code in his work to earn passive income, said he settled on the “treasure hunt” way to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block Jan. 3.
The Bitcoin is contained some place in the wall mural “La liberté guidant le peuple 2019,” itself dependent on Eugene Delacroix’s well known painting as a symbol of the French Revolution.
The area of the painting is a mystery, and anybody can sort out the pieces of clues to find it.
“…it’s up to you to find the wall and the solution to the puzzle,” Boyart wrote.
The wallet address of the prize is public, with entrepreneur Alistair Milne encouraging Bitcoin clients to give to the project to expand the size of the treasure. At press time, the wallet contained 0.28492509 BTC ($1,150).
Boyart is only one of various figures from the art world who have utilized their work to promote cryptocurrency. As Cointelegraph detailed, a month ago observed “the world’s least expensive artwork” sell for Bitcoin utilizing the Lightning Network.
The event of the genesis block anniversary meanwhile inspired other gestures, one of which was Trace Mayer’s Proof of Keys occasion.
Uncovered in December, Mayer appealed to the whole Bitcoin community to withdraw funds from third party wallets on Jan. 3 in order to take back control of their private keys.