> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cryptoart.gitbook.io/cryptoart/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cryptoart.gitbook.io/cryptoart/project.md). # Project ### History
In 2013 we started to recruit and collaborate with a small group of highly skilled digital artists to meme complex imagery intended to inspire and educate. We used those images to publish and sell limited edition physical art pieces that merged crypto cold storage with fine art. We also worked with early crypto projects like Bitcoin Magazine (cover art #21), ChangeTip, The Texas Bitcoin Conference, and the Satoshi Roundtable.
{% hint style="info" %} From 2013 to 2020, we created a total of [6564](https://app.cryptoart.com/supply) physical art pieces These early pieces are referred to as **Legacy Physicals**. {% endhint %} ### Tokenizing Art Prints In 2026, we tokenized the collection to make physical limited edition art prints as portable as an onchain token. Until then, tokens (NFTs) have largely fallen into three buckets: purely digital works, one-time redeemables for physical art, or tools for provenance. None solved the problem of *physical movement* between collectors. We believe tokenizing physical art prints requires a different model. As such, we created art that can hang on a wall, but move as a token.