The Weekly Stack: The Interstellar Authority 🛸
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POLYPHOS by Pawel Dudko 🌟
Polyphos by Pawel Dudko has begun.
An exclusive generative art release for Gamma Winter Pass holders only. With a max supply of 666 and priced at 0.0002 BTC, this collection will not be available for public sale.
The Essence of Polyphos
Inspired by the nuances of winter, Polyphos explores the interplay between light and darkness—a defining characteristic of the season. As nights grow longer, artificial lights take on a mesmerizing presence, illuminating the world with warmth and contrast.
The name Polyphos (pronounced pol-ee-fos) is derived from Greek, meaning "many lights." The artwork reflects this concept by capturing the flickering glow of city lights, festive illuminations, and candle flames, each momentarily bringing life to the surrounding space.
Beyond its artistic expression, Polyphos introduces a fascinating interaction with special satoshis. Thanks to the ZedSatologistV0 script by @ZedZeroth, this release recognizes a variety of exotic sats, each influencing the final artwork’s traits.
With these special satoshis in play, Polyphos extends beyond a traditional generative drop, offering collectors an added layer of surprise and rarity.
This mint will conclude at 2pm ET Friday 31st.
Save TheArtist 👽
On January 30, 2025, at Bitcoin block height 881,506, Gamma received an inscription from an unidentified source reported only as “The Interstellar Authority”. Inscription #83943146 is admittedly disturbing—a ransom note and demand for 1 million sats for the safe return of @TheArtistBTC.
Multiple attempts to get in touch with TheArtist have failed, and nobody has heard from him since. His wife indicated he did not return home for Taco Thursday.
We will post the full demand message, inscribed alongside the image.
— The full note reads: WE HAVE THEARTIST WE DEMAND 1 MILLION SATS FOR HIS RELEASE
Demands To whom it may concern, We have taken TheArtist.
He is currently aboard our vessel, undergoing observation. His continued existence in your world is now a matter of negotiation.
The terms are simple: transfer 1,000,000 sats in total.
The payment structure is divided into 1,000 editions, each priced at 1,000 sats.
Every edition claimed brings him one step closer to release. Failure to meet these demands will result in permanent relocation.
His presence will be removed from your reality, preserved only as a digital artifact—if at all. You have been warned.
The Interstellar Authority — Gamma’s leadership team has been long aware, and concerned, with TheArtist’s conduct with respect to alien life forms. He has a dark history of investigating, idolizing, and memorializing non-human lifeforms on-chain, beginning with The Guests collection, which earned him his namesake, and countless depictions since then.
He was last seen at 4:52am ET, likely somewhere in the northern hemisphere. He posted a now viral tweet with a concerning photo from deep in the woods, including text reading “PARANOID”.
We do not know the meaning of this image, but wanted to include it in case it helps investigators determine his interstellar location.
We urgently request the community’s support in helping us save cherished Gamma Artist Ambassador, TheArtist.
In line with the exact structure of The Interstellar Authority’s demands, we’ve setup a collection for 1,000 editions at 1,000 sats each.
We’ve titled it simply “Inscription #83943146”. Please help us in fulfilling the goal.
#GENUARYFOREVER
Gamma is celebrating Genuary by offering up to $5,000 to cover inscription costs for artists who want to preserve their generative art on Bitcoin via Ordinal inscriptions.
How to Participate:
Select Your Work – Choose an original Genuary piece with self-contained code (no off-chain dependencies).
Submit Your Entry – Post your artwork with #GenuaryForever and tag @trygamma by February 4th.
Wait for Selection – Artists will be chosen within the budget, and Gamma will coordinate inscriptions for free.
Additional Benefits:
Selected artists can release limited or long-form generative series with Gamma’s marketing support.
A free one-on-one code review ensures the best rendering on Bitcoin.
Gamma is excited to help preserve Genuary’s creativity forever on Bitcoin.
Credit RosbelDev for the artwork used for the poster.
The Sanctum
Memphis: The Sanctum is an upcoming series of exclusive art collaborations launching on with us on Gamma. This unique collection features weekly drops throughout February, available only to holders. Each drop showcases collaborations between talented artists, bringing together diverse styles and creative visions.
The first release will be “Rebirth,” a collaboration between Memphis x Aeons.
Partner of the Week
Meet Michael Devereux, whose artistic journey began through the lens of a camera, spending years honing both technical skills and artistic vision through wildlife and bird photography. This work became the foundation for his broader artistic practice. Although he studied applied physics for his undergraduate degree and later completed a PhD in applied mathematics, he was always drawn to art and creativity.
Michael has always been intensely focused on archival quality in his art. When he learned about Bitcoin ordinals, he was immediately drawn to their potential as an elegant solution for preserving digital art. The ordinal numbering system offers a perfect way to track progress and associate specific pieces with particular moments in time. Beyond the artistic aspects, he has found great satisfaction in delving into Bitcoin's technical elements—writing query scripts, conducting analyses, and working directly with the blockchain. He appreciates the straightforward nature of Bitcoin compared to more complex blockchain platforms. While inscription costs create certain constraints in terms of code size, these limitations have inspired new approaches to his work, especially in print editions.




See you in February! 🗓️