Free and Dangerous

Free and Dangerous celebrates the 5th epoch of the Bitcoin halving, created in collaboration with Icarus Cards.

The front of the piece features Satoshi’s mugshot—still anonymous—holding a weapon of a different kind: cryptography. More than 15 years after creating a monetary system that challenges banks and governments worldwide, Satoshi remains anonymous, free, and dangerous.

In a nod to the block reward, the irony is clear: the bounty for capturing Satoshi has diminished over time, highlighting Bitcoin’s rise in value alongside the steady erosion of fiat currency.

The back of the card presents the viewer with a choice: the tightening fiat noose, or Bitcoin—sovereign money that can be securely stored directly on the card using Icarus Card technology.

What would you choose?

Submit to a broken system—or remain free and dangerous?