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<img width="862" height="431" src="https://www.cryptobreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fae324c7549d449b1a1103195ba1b819.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Bmag Brings Original Satoshi Times Newspaper And Expanded Cultural Programming To Bitcoin Conference 2026">Nashville, TN, USA, April 10, 2026 — Among the rarest physical artifacts in Bitcoin’s seventeen-year history—an original copy of <a href="https://shop.museum.b.tc/items/the-bitcoin-guitar-21m" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Times of London from January 3, 2009</a>, the newspaper whose front-page headline Satoshi Nakamoto embedded into the genesis block—will be offered for public sale at Bitcoin Conference 2026 (https://scarce.city/auctions/satoshi-times), 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 &amp; Art Gallery or <a href="https://museum.b.tc/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BMAG</a>, the arts and culture division of BTC Inc, a Nakamoto Inc. (<a class="thirstylink" href="https://med.etoro.com/B10215_A127826_TClick_Scb-nasdaq.aspx?TargetURL=https://www.etoro.com/markets/nsdq100" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">NASDAQ</a>: NAKA) company.The B26 gallery spans a 6,000-<a class="thirstylink" href="https://square.sjv.io/R51xQR" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">square</a>-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 <a class="thirstylink" href="https://coinstats.app/coins/bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a> in sales at <a class="thirstylink" href="https://b.tc/conference/2026" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin 2025</a>, representing several years of exponential growth for the platform.<blockquote>“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 <a class="thirstylink" href="https://coinstats.app/coins/bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a> Inc.</blockquote>Relics of a Revolution anchors the gallery with a thesis rarely tested in Bitcoin culture: that the movement’s most enduring artifacts are not its code or its coins but its acts of public dissent. The wall brings together <a href="https://shop.museum.b.tc/items/let-s-play-armageddon" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Mear One’s protest posters</a>—painted during Gulf War and Occupy Wall Street demonstrations—alongside the <a href="https://shop.museum.b.tc/items/the-original-mtgox-protest-sign" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Mt. Gox protest sign</a> carried by Kolin Burges during his vigil outside Mt. Gox’s Tokyo offices, one of the most striking acts of individual protest in Bitcoin’s history, a framed original of the Satoshi Times newspaper, and the infamous <a href="https://scarce.city/auctions/americanflagsuit" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">American flag suit worn by Afroman</a> throughout his court appearances and music videos. A companion three-part editorial series in Bitcoin Magazine, authored by Dennis Koch, features <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/relics-of-a-revolution-part-i-standing-outside-in-the-cold" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Q&amp;A interviews with all three figures</a>. Koch also moderates a live panel, Looking at Bitcoin Art Through a Protest Lens, during the conference. Select works will be offered at auction through the BMAG and Scarce.city.Rare Pepes Did It First marks the tenth anniversary of the project widely credited as the origin point of crypto-native art and digital collectibles. The exhibition takes its name from crypto artist XCOPY, who famously wrote,&nbsp;“whenever you think you’re first, check if Rare Pepes did it years ago.” The installation features archival memorabilia contextualizing Rare Pepes foundational role in what would become the global NFT movement.History of Bitcoin presents a large wall display of prints from the project’s large-format collector’s edition by <a href="https://www.historyofbitcoin.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Smashtoshi</a>—a global art and education collective that brings <a class="thirstylink" href="https://coinstats.app/coins/bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin</a>’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, each pivotal moment reimagined by a different artist and grounded in original research and first-hand accounts. An exquisite Genesis Editions series is available for <a href="https://shop.historyofbitcoin.io/open-edition" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">presale at Bitcoin 2026</a>.A two-person exhibition pairs BMAG’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence, Ksenia Buridanova, with Pepenardo, whose <a href="https://museum.b.tc/exhibitions/memetikron" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MEMETIKRON</a> body of work travels from its opening at BMAG’s Nashville museum to Las Vegas. Buridanova’s residency—spanning multiple international conference events in 2026—follows her January debut exhibition <a href="https://museum.b.tc/exhibitions/mysteria-memetica" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Mysteria Memetica</a> in Nashville.Ahead of <a class="thirstylink" href="https://coinstats.app/coins/bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin</a> 2026, collectors and enthusiasts can enter the MEMETIKRON <a href="https://shop.museum.b.tc/items/bitcoin-anime-girl-in-red-from-mcots" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bounty for a signed 1/1 Pepenardo drawing</a>, purchase raffle tickets for a <a href="https://shop.museum.b.tc/items/bitcoin-poker-chip-set" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">custom Bitcoin poker chip set</a> (details for both can be found on https://shop.museum.b.tc/), hunt for <a href="https://cardsmiths.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cardsmiths</a> bitcoin redemption cards and exclusive packs from a <a href="https://luckyboxvending.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Lucky Box</a> vending machine—with live-streamed <a class="thirstylink" href="https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYnyrroj/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">TikTok</a> card-pack openings on-site. Catch artist interviews at &nbsp;<a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/growing-creative-literacy-in-the-age-of-bitcoin-a-conversation-with-bruce-barone-jr-of-brainsprout" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BrainSprout’s</a> content creator space inside the art gallery. And for those who think Bitcoin art can’t shred—the <a href="https://shop.museum.b.tc/items/the-bitcoin-guitar-21m" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin Guitar</a> by Tim Ronan, finished in Bitcoin orange with a full-length Satoshi Nakamoto inlay in Katakana, will be offered at a starting bid of 1 BTC.<img src="https://www.cryptobreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/large-6c22e93c6f254f6683937816ac5465b1.png" alt="B26 Event Schedule V3.png"><div><h2 id="bitcoin-week-side-events-and-social-programming">Bitcoin Week: Side Events and Social Programming</h2><a class="thirstylink" href="https://b.tc/conference/2026" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin Conference</a> 2026 extends well beyond the main conference floor. Bitcoin Week—April 26–29—transforms 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 &amp; 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 NightclubFull schedule: <a href="https://2026.b.tc/bitcoin-week" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">2026.b.tc/bitcoin-week</a><h2 id="expanded-cultural-programming">Expanded Cultural Programming</h2>Bitcoin 2026 features a dedicated Culture track—exploring art, media, philosophy, education, and the social movements driven by Bitcoin, showcasing how culture shapes adoption and narrative. With more than 30,000 registered attendees, this year’s conference is the largest in the event’s history and its most culturally ambitious to date.Preview auction lots on BMAG: <a href="https://shop.museum.b.tc/collections/bitcoin-vegas-26" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://shop.museum.b.tc/collections/bitcoin-vegas-26</a> Preview the Satoshi Times auction on Scarce.city: <a href="https://scarce.city/auctions/satoshi-times" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://scarce.city/auctions/satoshi-times</a> Follow updates: @BMAG_HQRelics of Revolution, Part 1 w/ Kolin Burges: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/relics-of-a-revolution-part-i-standing-outside-in-the-cold" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/relics-of-a-revolution-part-i-standing-outside-in-the-cold</a>For more about BMAG:<a href="https://museum.b.tc/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> https://museum.b.tc/</a><h2 id="strong-about-the-bitcoin-conference-strong">About The Bitcoin Conference</h2>The <a class="thirstylink" href="https://b.tc/conference/2026" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin Conference</a> 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. <a href="https://2026.b.tc" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin 2026</a> is being held in Las Vegas in April 2026. Its international events include <a href="https://asia.b.tc." rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin Hong Kong</a> (August 27–28, 2026), <a href="https://www.bitcoin.amsterdam" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin Amsterdam</a> (November 5–6, 2026) and <a href="https://mena.b.tc" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin MENA</a> (Abu Dhabi, December 2026).</div>This article was originally published as <a href="https://www.cryptobreaking.com/bitcoin-conference-2026-in-las/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=article_footer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin Conference 2026 in Las Vegas: Original Satoshi Times Newspaper Goes on Auction with BMAG Exhibition</a> on <a href="https://www.cryptobreaking.com/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=article_footer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crypto Breaking News</a> – your trusted source for crypto news, Bitcoin news, and blockchain updates.

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