Abu Dhabi, UAE — December 2, 2025 — Bitcoin MENA 2025 will place cultural preservation, artistic collaboration, and educational impact at the forefront of this year’s program with the exhibition and auction of the History of Bitcoin First Edition: a museum-grade, one-of-one fine-art book that has rapidly emerged as one of the most significant physical artifacts in bitcoin’s culture. Crafted over four years and brought to life by 128 artists from 37 countries, the First Edition documents bitcoin’s evolution from its cypherpunk origins to its rise as a global technological and cultural movement. The book’s 256-page structure pays homage to bitcoin’s SHA-256 cryptographic foundation and its production incorporates more than 40 specialized print techniques. Encased within a 5,000-year-old fossilized black-oak collector’s box and bound in bull leather with a bespoke Asprey Studio silver emblem, the First Edition bridges bitcoin’s digital beginnings with a material form designed to endure fo...