BMAG brings original Satoshi Times newspaper and cultural program to Bitcoin Conference 2026

An original copy of The Times of London from Jan. 3, 2009 – the newspaper whose front-page headline was embedded by Satoshi Nakamoto into Bitcoin’s genesis block – will be offered for public sale at Bitcoin Conference 2026, taking place April 27–29 at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas. The lot anchors the most ambitious exhibition program in the history of the Bitcoin Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG), the arts and culture division of BTC Inc, a Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) company.

The B26 gallery spans a 6,000-square-foot space anchored by four curated exhibition walls, several dozen auctions, a live painting performance by legendary street artist Mear One, the debut of BMAG’s artist-in-residence program, and a full slate of editorial and speaking programming. Since its formation, BMAG has facilitated more than 120 BTC in art sales – transacted exclusively in Bitcoin – and the B26 program builds on a record-setting 20.14 BTC in sales at Bitcoin 2025, representing several years of exponential growth for the platform.

Readers planning to attend can also get a 10% discount on tickets with the code GNCrypto.

Bitcoin 2026 reflects how far this conference – and the Bitcoin ecosystem itself – has evolved. With tens of thousands of attendees already registered, expanded stages, and a redesigned experience, we’re building an event that meets people wherever they are in their Bitcoin journey while continuing to push the conversation forward globally,

Justin Doochin, Head of Events at BTC Inc.

Relics of a Revolution anchors the gallery with a thesis not often explored in Bitcoin culture: that the movement’s most enduring artifacts are not its code or coins, but its acts of public dissent. The wall brings together Mear One’s protest posters painted during Gulf War and Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, the Mt. Gox protest sign carried by Kolin Burges during his vigil outside Mt. Gox’s Tokyo offices, a framed original of the Satoshi Times newspaper, and the American flag suit worn by Afroman throughout his court appearances and music videos.

A companion three-part editorial series in Bitcoin Magazine, authored by Dennis Koch, features Q&A interviews with all three figures. Koch will also moderate a live panel, Looking at Bitcoin Art Through a Protest Lens, during the conference. Select works will be offered at auction through BMAG and Scarce.city.

Rare Pepes Did It First marks the 10th anniversary of the project widely credited as the starting point of crypto-native art and digital collectibles. The exhibition takes its name from crypto artist XCOPY, who once wrote that whenever you think you’re first, you should check whether Rare Pepes did it years earlier. The installation will feature archival memorabilia highlighting Rare Pepes’ foundational role in what later became the global NFT movement.

History of Bitcoin presents a large wall display of prints from the project’s large-format collector’s edition by Smashtoshi, a global art and education collective that brings Bitcoin’s story to life through visuals, storytelling, and immersive experiences. The edition brings together 128 artists across 2,140 copies to tell Bitcoin’s history from its cypherpunk roots to global adoption, with each pivotal moment reimagined by a different artist and grounded in original research and first-hand accounts. A Genesis Editions series will be available for presale at Bitcoin 2026.

A two-person exhibition will also pair BMAG’s inaugural artist-in-residence, Ksenia Buridanova, with Pepenardo, whose MEMETIKRON body of work travels from its opening at BMAG’s Nashville museum to Las Vegas. Buridanova’s residency, which spans multiple international conference events in 2026, follows her January debut exhibition, Mysteria Memetica, in Nashville.

Ahead of Bitcoin 2026, collectors and enthusiasts can enter the MEMETIKRON Bounty for a signed 1/1 Pepenardo drawing, purchase raffle tickets for a custom Bitcoin poker chip set, hunt for Cardsmiths Bitcoin redemption cards and exclusive packs from a Lucky Box vending machine, and catch live-streamed TikTok card-pack openings on-site. Visitors can also watch artist interviews at BrainSprout’s content creator space inside the art gallery. And for those who think Bitcoin art can’t shred, the Bitcoin Guitar by Tim Ronan – finished in Bitcoin orange with a full-length Satoshi Nakamoto inlay in Katakana – will be offered with a starting bid of 1 BTC.

Bitcoin Week: Side events and social programming

Bitcoin Conference 2026 will extend well beyond the main conference floor. Bitcoin Week, running from April 26 to 29, will turn Las Vegas into a city-wide celebration of Bitcoin culture, finance, and community.

Highlights include:

• Women of Bitcoin Bash – April 26, IPEC Las Vegas
• No Limit Hold’Em Poker Tournament – April 26, Venetian Poker Room
• Bitcoin for Corporations Symposium – April 27, The Venetian (Pro Pass required)
• PubKey Hotstyle Takeover – April 27, TAO Asian Bistro & Nightclub
• Whale Night – April 28, Voltaire (Whale Pass required)
• The Satos Awards – April 29, Keep Memory Alive Event Center
• Official after-parties nightly at LIV Nightclub, Omnia, and TAO Nightclub

Expanded cultural programming

Bitcoin 2026 will feature a dedicated Culture track exploring art, media, philosophy, education, and the social movements driven by Bitcoin, highlighting how culture shapes adoption and narrative. With more than 30,000 registered attendees, this year’s conference is set to be the largest in the event’s history and its most culturally ambitious to date.

Preview auction lots on BMAG: https://shop.museum.b.tc/collections/bitcoin-vegas-26

Preview the Satoshi Times auction on Scarce.city: https://scarce.city/auctions/satoshi-times

For more about BMAG: https://museum.b.tc/ 

About The Bitcoin Conference​

The Bitcoin Conference is a global event series, featuring notable industry speakers, workshops, exhibitions, and entertainment. These events serve as vital platforms for Bitcoin industry leaders, developers, investors, and enthusiasts to gather, network, and exchange ideas. Bitcoin 2026 is being held in Las Vegas in April 2026. Its international events include Bitcoin Hong Kong (August 27–28, 2026), Bitcoin Amsterdam (November 5–6, 2026) and Bitcoin MENA (Abu Dhabi, December 2026).