Artwork Description
This series explores the 2,048 seed phrase words of the BIP39 (Bitcoin Improvement Proposal), which form the private keys of many digital wallets.
The number of letters of seed words determined the width of the rectangles. The division into consonants, vowels and semivowels allowed the conversion into the R(ed), G(reen), B(lue) colour scheme, which determined subsequently the colour of each seed phrase respectively rectangle.
Cette série explore les 2 048 Seed Words du BIP39 (proposition d’amélioration du bitcoin), qui forment les clés privées de nombreux portefeuilles numériques.
Le nombre de lettres des Seed Words a déterminé la largeur des rectangles. La division en consonnes, voyelles et demi-voyelles a permis la conversion dans la palette de couleurs R(ouge), V(erte), B(leu), qui a déterminé par la suite la couleur de chaque Seed Word respectivement rectangle.
* Initial mint date was updated by KnownOrigin during a smart contract update.
Digital Artwork Information
1 of 5
3,334 × 4,210 px
JPG
still
Edition 1 of 5
Mint date:
Nov 9th, 2018
Transaction hash:
Transaction block:
6672814
Primary Sale:
Nov 11th, 2018
Transaction hash:
First collector:
0x10017ca37b1257ac0771e24652aa28c758e378eb
Edition 2 of 5
Mint date:
Nov 9th, 2018
Transaction hash:
Transaction block:
6672814
Primary Sale:
Jul 30th, 2020
Transaction hash:
First collector:
0x1689b564814db5f1c7abd74129771d282e2d652b
Edition 3 of 5
Mint date:
Nov 9th, 2018
Transaction hash:
Transaction block:
6672814
Primary Sale:
Mar 20th, 2021
Transaction hash:
First collector:
0x5fae9d4b591f213b3ba75287f2cfac0883d17f7a
Edition 4 of 5
Mint date:
Nov 9th, 2018
Transaction hash:
Transaction block:
6672814
Primary Sale:
Apr 4th, 2021
Transaction hash:
First collector:
0x996290c17c874d989d6e3db7dc0b2ef0a9fb876d
Edition 5 of 5
Mint date:
Nov 9th, 2018
Transaction hash:
Transaction block:
6672814
Primary Sale:
Apr 4th, 2021
Transaction hash:
First collector:
0xcb4de7db08b4dd0a9954fcfa0a09762f58436df0
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