原文标题：The Untold Story of 'Shazow'
Original source: x.com
原文作者:Pete Rizzo
编译：火星财经，Eason
This is Andrey. In 2010, he sold Stickman on #Bitcoin for $3 million. The price is $0.50.
The untold story of "Shazow": the unknown artist started the $2.2 trillion crypto economy.
In 2010, André sold his paintings in exchange for #Bitcoin proceeds.
It all started when someone on the forum was willing to pay for an image of "a stickman sending bitcoins".
He created this sketch under the nickname "Shazow" and earned $1 in Bitcoin.
At that time, #Bitcoin users wanted to spend their coins.
Over the next few weeks, Shazow earned more than 55 BTC – worth over $3 million today......
But that's not the best part of the story......
It all happened a few weeks before the first round of the #Bitcoin bull market,
The price soared to an all-time high above $30,
Shazow 迅速获利 3,502%。
But Shazow isn't in it for the money.
At the time, #Bitcoin users didn't know if the network was working.
Now, Shazow calls it a "fascinating experiment...... where smart people come together to put an end to fiat money.
One user asked Shazow to draw a "robotic crypto-anarchist riding an alpaca" for 2.13 BTC.
He asked the rider to carry a flag that said "A3",
A3 stands for Assess, Assemblie, Act. This is a meme used by cypherpunks who want to change the world.
Next, Shazow launched a fundraiser,
He wanted to turn his hand-drawn stickman into a vector illustration.
The forum user raised $21 in Bitcoin for him in just one week.
Soon, the requests poured in,
Users are starting to ask for more difficult drawings, such as explaining Bitcoin crypto. Shazow
Said it was his hardest drawing, but it earned him more BTC.
Another person asked him to draw #Bitcoin Developer – Gavin Andresen·
He painted Gavin burning fiat currency with a flamethrower,
他称之为“Gavinator”。
This is a painting by Shazow by Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of the #Bitcoin,
He was engaged in a shootout with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben · Bernanke,
The painting earned him 2.14 BTC.
Another request is to paint a picture of #Bitcoin fighting the nation,
Shazow wants to show that cryptocurrencies can't be stopped,
The painting earned him $5 BTC.
Others want more peaceful images.
In one painting, Shazow is asked to show how #Bitcoin can coexist peacefully with fiat money.
The painting earned him $2 BTC.
Someone wants Shazow to advertise their own personal project.
A user asked for a drawing of his band's name.
He earned $20 BTC for it. The band still performs today.
A man wants to show a scene where he rocks with his bandmates,
The painting earned him 3 #Bitcoins
, but this is the most legendary part of the whole story......
Andrei still holds the #Bitcoin he earns from his artistic creations.
This makes him one of the longest-running active holders ever.
Today, he is still creating art for fun.
A silent early legend .
Andrey Petrov is still active in the crypto space, and in addition to continuing to make art, he is also an accomplished programmer, developing and maintaining several open source projects at github https://github.com/shazow.