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Bitcoin Magazine covers reworked into one-of-one artworks and trading cards

Bitcoin Magazine reported that artist Pepenardo hand-altered six copies of its 2036 Issue, drawing on the covers with a Sharpie, pairing each magazine with two original one-of-one trading cards. The report said two of his oil paintings, each 30 × 39.5 inches, sold for 0.32698802 BTC apiece, approximately $26,500 each, drawing a combined 197 bids.

Evidence strength Single source

Only one publisher so far. Another independent outlet or an official source would raise it.

ImportanceNormal

core coin BTC

UrgencyRoutine

No time pressure

Three separate rule-based signals. None is the probability that the report is true. How they work →

Key facts

Attributed sources: Bitcoin Magazine

BTC after this site detected it

  • 5 minutes-0.03%Gate · USDT
  • 1 hour-0.07%Gate · USDT
  • 24 hours—Window not complete
Source published First received Updated UTC

Claims and open questions

What sources claim

  • Bitcoin Magazine reported that Pepenardo transformed six copies of its 2036 Issue into original artworks, with each magazine signed on the cover and on an interior spread and paired with two one-of-one trading cards.
  • Bitcoin Magazine reported that Pepenardo's two oil paintings, each measuring 30 × 39.5 inches, sold for 0.32698802 BTC each, approximately $26,500 apiece, attracting a combined 197 bids.
  • Bitcoin Magazine reported that Pepenardo's painting FAKEGENESIS sold at the Bitcoin Conference in Miami in 2023 for 1.625 BTC.

Still unresolved

  • What set the final prices and the split of bids between the two paintings? An auction record or BMAG statement would clarify.
  • Are the six hand-altered magazines and their paired cards offered for sale, and at what price? Bitcoin Magazine or BTC Inc. would need to confirm any listing terms.

Model-assisted explanation; citations, numbers and output format are checked. This is not independent semantic verification.

Source evidence

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Bitcoin MagazineNews publisher
The Sleeper Has Awakened: Pepenardo’s Sleeping Knights Return ↗

bitcoinmagazine.com

Published 22/10/2026, 23:06 · Received 22/10/2026, 23:07

Original source titles remain in their source language. Full articles are not republished.

Market reaction after detection

Returns start at the sample closest to site detection (within the same minute up to 10 minutes later), using the same data source and quote currency. Actual sample times are shown; missing observations remain blank.

Observed returns after site detection
WindowReturnActual sampled interval / source
5 minutes-0.03%22/10/2026, 23:07 → 22/10/2026, 23:12 (UTC)
Gate · USDT
1 hour-0.07%22/10/2026, 23:07 → 23/10/2026, 00:07 (UTC)
Gate · USDT
24 hours—Awaiting a complete valid window

Historical market context

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Closed hourly candles from the 30 days before this event observation. Different venues are kept separate.

Prior 30-day hourly baseline
MetricValue
Hourly coverage100.0% (720/720)
Median absolute 1h return0.15%
99th percentile of absolute 1h returns1.23%

OKX · USDT · Context as of 22/10/2026, 23:07 · Last included candle closed 22/10/2026, 23:00

Hourly descriptive statistics, not minute-move probabilities. Backfilled history never moves the observation cutoff above.

Event timeline

Source publication, receipt and analysis times are separate. All times UTC.

  1. Source published: Bitcoin Magazine

  2. Source received: Bitcoin Magazine

  3. Event first detected by this site

  4. Evidence record updated

  5. English explanation generated

  6. Latest content update

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