Key facts: The design shows a protester destroying a statue The photograph was immortalized with the Ordinals protocol, under the inscription 73,621,145. “Down with Chains,” one of the most iconic phrases of the Venezuelan national anthem, is now immortalized in the Bitcoin network, since a bitcoiner inscribed an image that expresses that feeling of freedom. This at a time when the country is facing a new stage of political crisis after the presidential elections held last Sunday. This is inscription number 73,621,145, which was transferred to Bitcoin this Wednesday, July 31, 2024, according to data from Ord.io. In general, it is a graphic design that encompasses the phrase of the Venezuelan anthem and a photograph taken last Monday, July 29, in which a protester is seen destroying a statue of the late president Hugo Chávez.
According to on-chain data, the Ordinal weighs 73,868 KB, is a PNG file, and was inscribed at block height 854,825. Because of its inscription, a fee of 149,912 sats was paidequivalent to approximately USD 100. The person who immortalized the design on the Bitcoin network, identifies himself on the social network X as Cyberpunk (@Bitcoinsearch), and argued that his action is “photographic evidence immortalized in Bitcoin” that “the dictatorial regime in Venezuela is falling.”
“The idols are crumbling, Long live free Venezuela, Glory to the brave people!” commented the user, who is also a Bitcoin educator. He then highlighted that his inscription is at the top of the most popular Ordinals. “Thank you for such an excellent platform to show that the Ordinals are more than images, they are a way of fighting for the freedom of the people, Long live free Venezuela!” he insisted. On Ord.io there are different comments regarding this inscription. For example, the user Tyler Durden, assures that “sounds of freedom” are heard. Others cry out for the freedom of the country and there are even those who accuse the current president, Nicolás Maduro, of committing electoral fraud.
This is registration number 73,621,145, which was transferred to Bitcoin on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Source: Ord.io.
What's happening in Venezuela?
Since last Sunday, July 28, Venezuela entered a new cycle of political crisis. Presidential elections were held that daywhere Maduro, who has been governing the country for 13 years, faced Edmundo González Urrutia, the opposition representative in that nation. According to the National Electoral Council (CNE), Maduro was re-elected with just over 5 million votes. González, on the other hand, came in second with just over 4 million. For the opposition, these results are not reliable and the governing body is accused of having altered them. So far, the minutes are not visible given that the official CNE website has been down since Sunday night, the result of an attack, according to the Public Ministry. Edmundo González's team, the Democratic Unitary Platform, launched a website in which they published what they claim are more than 80% of the minutes that were issued by the voting machines. These indicate that the opposition candidate obtained more than 8 million voteswhile Maduro, just over 3 million. So far the crisis continues, considering that the CNE has already proclaimed Maduro as the winner of the elections. Something that has set off alarm bells even in the international community, since the victory was awarded without having presented the corresponding electoral records.
The Ordinal weighs 73,868 KB, is a PNG file and was registered at block height 854,825. Source: ordpool.space. The situation of the electoral results in Venezuela caused protests to arise in several states of Venezuela on Monday, July 29. Given the political crisis, there are bitcoiners who have expressed their intention to support Venezuelans financially. For example, @SatoYoshida95, says he is looking for groups and organizations in Venezuela that accept bitcoin donations to help.