The mastermind behind the Bitcoin art collective known as “Nurorealm” expressed his excitement about inscribing his 3D artwork on an extraordinary piece known as the “epic sat,” which he acquired through a recent auction. In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Nuro referred to the artwork’s new home as one of the most valuable digital assets in existence and the most valuable digital canvas ever created.
Nuro, along with his fellow Bitcoin art collective “Book of Blob,” successfully won the auction on April 25 and obtained the latest epic sat, which happened to be the first satoshi mined in a new Bitcoin halving block by ViaBTC. Nuro described the experience of winning the auction as surreal and stated that it was a dream come true to have his art piece, called “Spike #1,” displayed on the epic sat.
“Spike #1” is a groundbreaking 3D neurogenerative artwork that has been inscribed on Bitcoin’s Ordinals protocol. This protocol was developed by Book of Blob, which was also founded by Nuro. According to Book of Blob, this artwork is the first of its kind and represents a fusion of art and technology.
Nuro’s Nurorealm is a neurogenerative brain collection that exists on the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol. Its goal is to “free the mind” and create a community where individuals can express themselves through art and technology while preserving human consciousness on the Bitcoin platform. Nuro explained that his collection utilizes his on-chain brain data to generate art and ensure its permanence on the Bitcoin network.
The epic sat-inscribed 3D art piece not only features Nuro’s artwork but also includes music and the artificial intelligence-generated voice of Canadian electronic pop artist Claire Boucher, who is widely known as “Grimes.” Book of Blob revealed that it took them over a year and more than 50 libraries to create this unique and original piece of art. Nuro received assistance from Bitcoin artists “Eloc,” “EPIC CHEF STEAKTOSHI,” and “Bop” in creating the artwork.
Reflecting on the accomplishment, Nuro expressed that every artist and OG ordinals member dreams of owning and inscribing their work on the epic sat.
Regarding the auction, Book of Blob’s Asia lead, known as “XBT,” made a bid of 33.3 Bitcoin in the final minutes of the auction. At the time, this bid was worth $2.13 million, surpassing the previous highest bid of 20 Bitcoin (BTC). Nuro commended XBT’s clear bidding strategy, which involved placing a high bid at the last moment to secure the fourth epic sat.
Funding for the auction primarily came from the Blob team and its community. While one sat is currently valued at $0.00065, special sats like the one acquired by Book of Blob hold a collectible value within the Bitcoin ecosystem, as explained by CoinEx Global, the partner cryptocurrency exchange of ViaBTC that hosted the auction.
ViaBTC described the auction as an event of exceptional significance for the Bitcoin ecosystem, which continues to expand beyond its initial use as a peer-to-peer cash transfer system.
The article ends by posing the question of how Bitcoin payments can make a comeback.