Bitcoin Ring, United States, ca 2015
date: label: date made
content: ca 2015
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) bitcoin ring and box
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, ca 2015
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: The BTC Ring is a piece of jewelry that represents value with bitcoin instead of precious metals or jewels. Scanning the QR code on the face of the BTC Ring reveals a bitcoin address which, via the blockchain, allows the rings exact value to be determined. The scan may also reveal that the bitcoin is earmarked for a special purpose such as an engagement to particular person or a gift to an institution. As opposed to traditional jewelry, its value is not tied to the physical ring itself, so if it is ever lost or destroyed the ring can simply be remade without losing bitcoin.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Cryptocurrencies
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Sebastian Neumayer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0264.1
label: accession number
content: 2015.0264
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0264.1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ring
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: ring: 2.5 cm x 2.1 cm x 2.1 cm; 31/32 in x 13/16 in x 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: box: 4.4 cm x 4.65 cm x 5.1 cm; 1 23/32 in x 1 27/32 in x 2 in