{"id":41945,"date":"2021-05-05T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=41945"},"modified":"2025-08-30T21:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T18:03:29","slug":"british-artist-leaves-new-bitcoin-messages-on-bank-of-england-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/british-artist-leaves-new-bitcoin-messages-on-bank-of-england-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"British artist leaves new Bitcoin messages on Bank of England walls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The artist going by the handle Fraz continued the campaign in support of Bitcoin. A Twitter user, Dominic Frisby, drew attention to the new laser projections on the Bank of England building.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of them: \u201cPrinting money goes burr.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Looks like our caped crusader paid another visit to the Bank of England last night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/loeQUWV9ml\">pic.twitter.com\/loeQUWV9ml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dominic Frisby (@DominicFrisby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicFrisby\/status\/1388783399557607425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrinting money is theft from the poor.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The vigilante strikes again.<\/p>\n<p>Last night on the Bank of England <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1XsBgW7e0I\">pic.twitter.com\/1XsBgW7e0I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dominic Frisby (@DominicFrisby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicFrisby\/status\/1389234381970190338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFiat is a bubble. Bitcoin is a pin.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our vigilante projectionist strikes again.<\/p>\n<p>Last night on the Bank of England.<\/p>\n<p>Does the Bank of England even know this is going on? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sFvUt8OCtM\">pic.twitter.com\/sFvUt8OCtM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dominic Frisby (@DominicFrisby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicFrisby\/status\/1389490658319257603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrint <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-austrian-school-of-economics\">Mises&#8217; font<\/a>, not money.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tee hee.<\/p>\n<p>There he goes again. Last night on the Bank of England.<\/p>\n<p>Niche. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ExVD9I1UU6\">pic.twitter.com\/ExVD9I1UU6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dominic Frisby (@DominicFrisby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicFrisby\/status\/1389857277151260678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The artist&#8217;s campaign criticises excessive monetary stimulus by the state.<\/p>\n<p>Fraz \u201cwrites\u201d not only about the first cryptocurrency \u2013 some of his messages are devoted to international political and business leaders.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cBoris Johnson is just a fat Tony Blair\u201d splayed across the Houses of Parliament last night.<\/p>\n<p>Buahahahaha! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CjFSMJDNMp\">pic.twitter.com\/CjFSMJDNMp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dominic Frisby (@DominicFrisby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicFrisby\/status\/1389122997215182848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In April, the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-symbol-projected-onto-bank-of-england-and-uk-parliament-buildings\">projected the phrase \u201cBitcoin fixes this\u201d<\/a> onto the walls of the Bank of England and the UK Parliament, with the symbol of the first cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>Images of the projection can be purchased as NFTs on the platform Rarible. At the time of writing, the token stands at 0.11 WETH (about $370).<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForkLog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The artist going by the handle Fraz continued the campaign in support of Bitcoin. 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