--- title: "Bitcoin Magazine covers reworked into one-of-one artworks and trading cards" description: "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,…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/bitcoin-sleeper-has-awakened-pepenardo-s-a9028958f33d83" published: 2026-10-22T23:07:17.000Z updated: 2026-10-23T00:08:01.000Z indexable: false --- # 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,… Attributed sources: [Bitcoin Magazine]() ## Key facts 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, 1 publisher group(s) (Bitcoin Magazine); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation. After site detection, observed returns were 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). Unlisted windows are unavailable. In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.23% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 22/10/2026, 23:07, UTC). This hourly baseline is not directly comparable with a minute move. ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | -0.03% | -0.03% | 0.00 pp | 22/10/2026, 23:07 → 22/10/2026, 23:12 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | -0.07% | -0.07% | 0.00 pp | 22/10/2026, 23:07 → 23/10/2026, 00:07 | Gate · USDT | | 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Ready | true | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.15% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.23% | | BTC beta | 1.00 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / 22/10/2026, 23:07 | ## Claims and open questions - 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. - 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. ## Source evidence - [The Sleeper Has Awakened: Pepenardo’s Sleeping Knights Return]() — Bitcoin Magazine; published 22/10/2026, 23:06; received 22/10/2026, 23:07 (UTC). ## Recent BTC events and market reactions - [Chinese court accepts prosecutors' bid to confiscate Bitcoin seized in UK]() — Published 22/10/2026, 06:24 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (3 publishers) · General news · 5m -0.02% / 1h -0.41% / 24h -0.94% - [US spot Bitcoin ETFs take in about $1.07 billion over three sessions]() — Published 22/10/2026, 04:41 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (3 publishers) · Market watch · 5m +0.05% / 1h +0.07% / 24h -1.31% - [Bitcoin slips below $82K after Tesla and Meta results unsettle tech markets]() — Published 22/10/2026, 03:51 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · Market watch · 5m +0.13% / 1h +0.04% / 24h -1.04% - [Bitcoin rises above $84,500 as SpaceX earnings lift tech stocks]() — Published 21/10/2026, 15:13 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · Market watch · 5m +0.15% / 1h +0.25% - [SpaceX and Tesla boards weigh merger that would combine 30,221 bitcoin]() — Published 21/10/2026, 09:23 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · General news · 5m +0.08% / 1h -0.21% / 24h -2.08% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns]() - [Perpetual funding rates and annualized yield: a 2025 comparison]() - [Bitcoin halving and bull markets: evidence from four halvings]() - [Bittensor (TAO): Bitcoin beta, volatility and the AI crypto narrative]() [Methods and limitations]() Publisher count is not independent evidence count. 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