Bitcoin history, just as all history, has its good and its bad moments in time. The digital currency community will never forget the tragedy that was the collapse of Japanese bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.
Artist Thomas-Joseph Carrieri also exhibited his works at the San Francisco Bitcoin Art Fair, one of them serving as a reminder to when bitcoin hit a crucial road bump in its early existence. Carrieri’s Mount Gox takes the name of the exchange to heart, as a mountain is the focus of his work. However, what is more eye-grabbing is that he based the piece off of the popular card playing game, Magic: the Gathering.
Each Magic card works to strengthen a player’s deck to try and outwit an opponent. The caption on Carrieri’s card reads: “Add Bitcoin to your mana pool.” His work manages to bring together three different realms in one image. The realm of card games, the art world, and bitcoin.