Follow the white rabbit... to Bitcoin

What if your next theater ticket came with Bitcoin? That’s the premise behind Prometheus, a new performance by London artist Psyfer, who sees live storytelling as the key to unlocking crypto understanding.

It’s just one example of how he is reshaping the way people encounter Bitcoin. As founder of Cyphermunk House, a pop-up space in London, Psyfer blends art, education, and community to create unexpected entry points into the world of decentralized money.

“Bitcoin is freedom,” he told The Crypto Radio at Bitcoin FilmFest 2025. “It’s magic internet money presenting new worlds for all of us and new ideas for how we can all live together.”

Using art to break down Bitcoin barriers

At the heart of Psyfer’s mission is a desire to make Bitcoin accessible through culture. While terms like “blockchain,” “custody,” and “decentralization” can overwhelm newcomers, art offers a way in – something intuitive, emotional, and shared.

“Art is a really big bridge to communities that haven’t necessarily found their way into Bitcoin,” Psyfer said. “Some people might say Bitcoin art means using Bitcoin as the theme. Others might say it means accepting only Bitcoin for your art. I think it’s more about the experience – what does it make people feel or question?”

His upcoming performance Prometheus embodies that approach. Rooted in the Greek myth of the Titan who defied the gods to bring fire to humanity, the play draws a direct line between ancient defiance and modern innovation.

“It’s about stealing fire from the gods, taking a technology that mankind wasn’t allowed – or was withheld from mankind – and giving it back,” he said.

The performance includes real Bitcoin, hidden as part of the experience. Audience members are invited to uncover it through clues embedded in the show. 

The Crypto Radio's Bo Jablonski talks culture, art, and community with Psyfer during Bitcoin FilmFest 2025

Building community at Cyphermunk House

This philosophy of engagement underpins Psyfer’s physical space as well. Cyphermunk House, located in London, has been running for the past year as a cultural and educational hub for the Bitcoin-curious. It offers weekly classes, Socratic seminars, exhibitions, and informal hangouts – designed for those who might feel excluded from more technical or financial circles.

“We just try and make it a safe space for plebs to come and hang out, learn about Bitcoin, and feel that sense of community,” he said.

One of Psyfer’s favorite parts of the process has been watching the Prometheus cast engage with Bitcoin for the first time. “Their journey has been really lovely – to see people that knew nothing about Bitcoin suddenly learn about Bitcoin through the medium, which is their practice.”

Psyfer doesn’t claim to be a traditional educator or developer. But that’s part of what makes his work compelling. His background in London’s cultural scene gives him a different lens – and a different audience.

“It’s not just about onboarding people to Bitcoin,” he said. “It’s about rethinking what that even means.”

Cyphermunk House offers a low-key space for learning, creating, and stacking sats – far from the hype of mainstream crypto

Funding innovation with Angor protocol

Beyond performance and education, Psyfer is also helping build the tools that support Bitcoin-powered creativity. He works with Angor, a fundraising protocol built on a Bitcoin standard. Designed to increase transparency and reduce risk, Angor allows contributors to lock up funds and release them only when project milestones are met.

“It means if the founder is halfway through the project and decides to go off buying Lamborghinis, the investor can pull the money out securely,” he said.

Angor has already been used to support events like the Bitcoin FilmFest, where The Crypto Radio met Psyfer. It’s a promising model for creatives, offering accountability without sacrificing the decentralized ethos of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Psyfer sees this kind of infrastructure as essential – not just for artists, but for anyone building community-led projects in a trust-minimized way. “How users want to use it is going to be interesting. We’ll learn from the feedback, from how it gets used in real life.”

By combining protocol-level tools with grassroots education and artistic engagement, Psyfer is helping close the gap between what Bitcoin is and what it can be for people unfamiliar with it.

The atmosphere inside encourages focus, self-education, and respect – values that shape every gathering at Cyphermunk House

A new kind of Bitcoin advocate

The Prometheus performance is scheduled for August 23 and 24, 2025, at The Cockpit during Camden Fringe – conveniently landing on a bank holiday weekend. Psyfer grins at the timing: “Bitcoin never takes a bank holiday.”

His message, though, is serious. Bitcoin, to him, is more than a financial instrument – it’s a cultural revolution. And art is the language that can carry it forward.

“We’re all building on the shoulders of giants,” he said.

He’s not looking for attention or titles – just building spaces where curiosity, creativity, and Bitcoin can meet on their own terms.