Rare Pepes and Remixing Old Classics
Two Notable Collections on Bitcoin Stamps
When I discovered Bitcoin Stamps two collections stood out to me brighter than a Tahitian sunset in one of Paul Gaugin’s Post-Impressionist masterpieces:
What caught my eye was how so many in both collections were stripped-down pixel remixes of classic Rare Pepe cards — some of which fetch hefty sums.
Remix and Revolution
I like to call them remixes, with a hint of revolution. After all, Rare Pepes were revolutionary in bridging the gap between internet meme culture and crypto culture. Bitcoin is revolutionary for finance due to being hard-capped, decentralized, and censorship-resistant.
The entire enterprise of early crypto rests on a foundation of revolt against the current system.
Stamps carry on the revolution by being both immutable and unprunable, meaning they are about as censorship-resistant as you can get. If you look at digital assets as tattoos then BTC Stamps are the real thing and NFTs are henna.
