The Halving King

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Polish and Indonesian paper on paper

22.5 x 17.5

Kings and Queens have appeared on promissory notes and coinage for centuries long before money was untethered from real value. Here, Polish złoty and Indonesian rupiah are chopped together to depict the Halving King. This piece marks the fourth Bitcoin halving, an epoch of 3.125 bitcoin block rewards and our path away from monarchy.