£150.00
In Case of Financial Collapse – Break Glass. A limited edition bitcoin mining art piece, designed and signed by I Am GPIO, created as a tongue-in-cheek collector’s gift for bitcoiners.
In Case of Financial Collapse – Break Glass.
The **In Case of Financial Collapse** bitcoin art piece is a limited edition, tongue-in-cheek emergency box for bitcoiners. Inside a deep shadowbox frame sits a genuine vintage Block Erupter USB miner, mounted on a custom white PCB with bold “BREAK GLASS” print – a playful nod to Bitcoin’s defiant, “in case of fiat failure” spirit.
This is not just wall decor; it’s a tiny slice of mining history. The Block Erupter was one of the first USB ASIC miners to make home mining accessible back in 2013, happily chipping away at around 333 MH/s when mining ~0.0106 BTC/day was just another Tuesday.
Displayed front and centre behind glass is the iconic instruction:
“In Case of Financial Collapse – Break Glass”
Each “In Case of Financial Collapse” piece is designed, built and signed by *I Am GPIO*. On the rear of the PCB you’ll find a specification print detailing the Block Erupter’s original performance and a brief note on its place in early bitcoin mining.
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– Genuine vintage Block Erupter USB bitcoin miner (black)
– Deep shadowbox frame with bold “BREAK GLASS” artwork
– Custom white PCB with screen-printed legend
– Wall-mountable or freestanding on a shelf
– Artist-signed by *I Am GPIO*
– Individually assembled in the UK
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– Frame size: approx. 13 × 18 × 3.5 cm
– Frame material: matte-black composite with real glass
– PCB: custom white FR-4 with screen-printed text
– USB miner: original Block Erupter ASIC stick (fully functional but supplied as art)
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Although the USB stick is a fully functional bitcoin miner, this is sold as a **collectible art piece and historical artifact**.
Please do not actually break the glass (unless fiat truly collapses). If you do, remember: broken glass is sharp and may cause injury. Mount and handle with care.
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This “In Case of Financial Collapse” piece is designed as a conversation starter as much as a collectible. On a shelf in your office, next to your node or by your coffee machine, it quietly tells the story of early bitcoin mining and the tiny USB sticks that helped kick off home mining in 2013.
If you’d like to see more, you can:
– Explore more ‘I Am GPIO’ originals in the I Am GPIO Originals collection.
– Pair it with The Flight Light for a bitcoin-and-aviation themed desk setup.
For anyone curious about the Block Erupter’s place in mining history, check out the Bitcoin Mining Museum and their collection of Block Erupters – a nice reminder of how far we’ve come from 333 MH/s USB sticks to today’s multi-terahash ASICs.
