January 7, 2019

Bitcoin [BTC] finds its way in a “Liberty Leading the people” styled painting in Paris amidst the Yellow Vest protests

A French painter, Pascal Boyart, well-known for his BTC and cryptocurrency paintings recently painted a mural in Paris that has a hidden puzzle in it. The puzzle when solved will reward the person with $0.26 BTC [~$1,000].

Boyart tweeted:

“#StreetArt treasure hunt in Paris with a #bitcoin puzzle
For the 10th birthday of the genesis block, I painted this frescoe in Paris with a 0,26btc ($1000) puzzle in it.
Here’s the public key: 1NqPwPp7hEXZ3Atj77Ue11xAEMmXqAXwrQ Thanks to @alistairmilne for sponsoring this”

Source: Twitter | Pascal Boyart

He said that the person solving the puzzle had to be physically in front of the mural and made sure to not give out any more hints.

This painting symbolizes the revolution that the people in France and Paris are going through against the burdening taxes that are being levied on the working and middle-class people. The Yellow Vest Protests have been happening for over two months in mainland France, which started on November 17, 2018, and has still shown no signs of stopping.

The painting, as seen in the above picture draws inspiration from the famous Eugène Delacroix’s “La Liberté guidant le peuple” [Liberty leading the people].

Liberty Leading the people is a painting that depicts how the woman, Marianne is leading people from all walks of life with pistols, rifles, and swords to revolt against the then king, King Charles X.

The tricolor flag represents the symbol of revolution and the current painting by Boyart represents the revolt against the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

Even BTC was created as a revolution to the existing financial system and its centralized concepts and was released to the people at the right moment, which helped to make its infusion easier.

The reason behind these protests has been mainly due to the rising fuel prices, high cost of living and claims that a disproportionate burden of the government’s tax reforms was falling on the working and middle classes, especially in rural and peri-urban areas.

The protests gained the attention of media around the world and one particular image of the protest caught the eye of the people in the BTC and cryptocurrency community, which was a man wearing a yellow vest that said, “Buy BTC” on the back.

A user @8ball811 commented:

“This is great work! Spreading awareness through artwork – a very good angle Viva La France”

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Published at Tue, 08 Jan 2019 04:03:44 +0000

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ICOBox Token Store Readies for Rollout

ICOBox, the world’s biggest provider of SaaS ICO solutions, is about to add an exciting new innovation to its already impressive list of services. The week of December 18, 2017, it will unveil its Token Store. The Store will be a marketplace that sells the tokens of interesting ICO projects to participants at a 30-75% discount. There will be no upper or lower limits on the number of tokens that can be acquired by users.

Your One-Stop Token Shop

Those who wish to use the Token Store will have to register using their ICOS token ID on the Token Store secure platform. Once they are registered, they can deposit cryptocurrencies on their accounts. The wallets currently accept BTC, ICOS or ETH. When tokens that the users wish to acquire appear on the marketplace, they can exchange the cryptocurrencies in their wallets for the tokens. Participants will then be able to withdraw the tokens from the platform, subject to KYC verification. This is a standard legal requirement and involves the user giving his full legal name, address and a copy of official identification documents.

ICOBox Co-Founder Daria Generalova states:

The Token Store is all about making quality tokens more accessible to token holders. We plan to thoroughly scrutinize ICO projects before selecting them for the Store. Some of the factors we will consider include whether the project is set to be successful in its ICO, whether it has met its stated financial targets (for example, having already reached the soft cap), and whether the project includes an escrow account where funds can be stored for at least two months, pending the completion of its ICO. Due to our hard work up front, users can rest assured that, no matter their choice, they will be receiving a first-class token.

The new tokens remain on the marketplace for a month, and any unsold tokens are returned to the issuer. Varying discounts may be provided by the ICO projects, up to and including the highest discount, which requires that buyers wait at least 24 hours before withdrawing the newly acquired tokens assigned to them from the platform.

The founders of ICOBox trust that this new service will create synergetic effects for all parties involved.

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About ICOBox

ICOBox was established in July 2017 with the goal of providing SaaS and turnkey ICO services to blockchain-based projects. Soon thereafter, ICOBox conducted its own ICO and collected 4,000 BTC. Ever since, the project has been organizing ICOs, and to date, its clients have collected over $200 million, which they will spend to bring their state-of-the-art products and services to the market.

For more information about ICOBox and its services, please visit icobox.io.

What do you think of a discount marketplace for ICO tokens? Will it help or hurt participation in listed ICOs? Let us know in the comments below.

Images courtesy of ICOBox

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