# Cryptograffiti

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**Grounding Bitcoin In Art.**

Cryptograffiti's not just a Bitcoin artist — he’s an activist. Way back, in 2015, he’d already said no to being the Silicon Valley Sales Guy, when he'd first stuck a Bitcoin QR code on a neighborhood bank. Purpose had emerged: down the Hashcash rabbit hole and out seeking revolution, he chose to teach others about Bitcoin. A better world through Bitcoin — the cause of his art.

Whether rebranding the dollar bill with Bitcoin jargon and history, piecing together credit cards bits into headline-stealing portraits, or auctioning off the least expensive, fittingly tiny artwork in the world, all Cryptograffiti’s art comes from repurposed banking materials.&#x20;

It’s about destroying the oppressive old, and welcoming the free-er new; tearing down the legacy banking system and bringing Bitcoin’s permission-less chain to all. Like Bitcoin, Cryptograffiti’s projects cross borders — helping migrants in Cúcuta, a Columbian town next to dictator-ruined Venezuela.

When not promoting Lightning Network’s split payments — like his DJ set in front of the U.S. mint — then Cryptograffiti's keeping the soul of Bitcoin culture alive. One meme or mandala at a time. &#x20;

**It’s all in the Cards.**

Each Cryptograffiti Card was once on the streets of San Francisco. They're rebranded bank logos, which appeared on ATMs. Goodbye Union Bank of Switzerland, Mastercard and Citibank — hello BTC Keys, MineBitcoin and BTC.&#x20;

Yes, they’re on Ethereum, but Cryptograffiti wanted you to know: Bitcoin was first. And the arts will help it last.

**For more Bitcoin activism:**

Check out Cryptograffiti’s [website](https://cryptograffiti.com/).

Follow Cryptograffiti on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/cryptograffiti).&#x20;