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Gus Grillasca & MadMunky on Bitcoin Art | The Movement of Art w/ Yonat Vaks Ep. 9
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In this episode, host Yonat Vaks sits down with two artists from the Bitcoin art world, Mexico City-born illustrator and banknote creator Gus Grillasca, and woodworker, chef, DJ, and community-builder MadMunky of 2140 WTF.
Together they dig into why visual art and memes cut through propaganda in ways an article never could, how they each found Bitcoin from a place of privacy advocacy and distrust of the state, and why they see a closing window of time to make people reflect on what money really is before cash disappears. The conversation ranges across Nostr and permissionless tools, censorship and surveillance, art as a signal for future generations, the Bitcoin for Palestine fundraiser, and the tension between preaching to an echo chamber and reaching the normies.
They close with a recurring question: it's the year 2140, the last satoshi has been mined, and someone discovers your art with no context—what do you want it to tell them about the world we live in now? A wide-ranging talk on freedom, critical thinking, community, and using creative work to fight back.
Guests: MadMunky https://madmunky2140.carrd.co/ | Gus Grillasca https://www.gusgrillasca.com/ Host: Yonat Vaks https://yonatvaks.com | Producer: Bitcoin Art Magazine https://bitcoinartmagazine.com