On March 1, 2012, private server network, Linode, was hacked, with thieves stealing 50,000 Bitcoins from wallets of customers including Bitcoin’s lead developer, Gavin Andresen.

This public embarrassment coincided with Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to investors, just prior to Facebook’s IPO, in which he praised “The Hacker Way,” giving a nod and boost the growing popularity of hacker culture.

This is a 1 /10 Limited Edition NFT. This artwork is limited to only 10 NFTs available for purchase.

Art details: Original digital hand painted motion art portrait. (Not Computer Generated) The ticker tape displays the historical daily price indexes recorded on this day.

Dimensions: 720 x 1080, 19 MB, Duration: 15 seconds

Created with Corel Painter, Adobe After Effects & Adobe Premiere

Artist: Denise Holt