Bitmap City Vol. 1 is CRFTD’s genesis Ordinal project, situated at the intersection of physical and digital landscapes. The collection constructs a shared visual space in which the tangible environment and the virtual architecture of the Bitcoin blockchain coexist, overlap, and inform one another.

The project consists of twenty five unique one of one works and is publicly viewable on Magic Eden.

The conceptual foundation of the work originates from the first experience of witnessing a Bitcoin block form in real time. As transactions organized and reorganized themselves across the block, the process resembled an aerial view of a city assembling from undeveloped terrain. This moment suggested a parallel between urban growth and blockchain formation, prompting an exploration of Bitcoin blocks as emergent digital cities.

Building on this observation, the project merges aerial photography of human habitation with the spatial logic of the Bitcoin network. Cities, towns, and agricultural patterns captured from above are paired with the abstract structures of Bitcoin blocks, creating composite landscapes that align physical geography with digital infrastructure.

Twenty five Bitmaps were selected for the project, each chosen for distinct block characteristics and historical significance. These include Bitmaps associated with satoshis mined by Satoshi Nakamoto, satoshis originating from Block 9, among the earliest in circulation, and satoshis mined within the first one thousand blocks of the network. The collection also includes Bitmaps from Block 78, mined by Hal Finney, as well as Pizza sats associated with the ten thousand bitcoins used to purchase pizzas on May 22, 2010 from Papa John's.

Visually, the work emphasizes the meeting of two distinct systems. Bitcoin’s signature orange is used to define the digital space, reinforced by saturated blues and purples that reference early digital culture and retro computing aesthetics. In contrast, the aerial photography is rendered in black and white, anchoring the images in the material and historical continuity of the physical world. The transparent overlap between these layers is deliberate, underscoring the inevitability of interaction between digital networks and lived environments.

Bitmap City Vol. 1 presents the blockchain not as an abstract financial mechanism, but as a constructed landscape shaped by human activity, memory, and infrastructure. The collection frames Bitcoin as a site of habitation rather than transaction alone, inviting viewers to consider the blockchain as a living city that continues to expand, reorganize, and evolve.

Welcome to Bitmap City Vol. 1.