When the Venezuelan state destroyed its own currency, it fell to the population to add some value to money through art. The Bolívar, the country's currency, lost so much value that the notes became useless as a means of exchange. So people started making their art with the notes so that they would have some commercial value. The numbers about Venezuela's economy are frightening: •⁠ ⁠Peak hyperinflation: in February 2019, the annual inflation reached over 344,000%. •⁠ ⁠Successive redenominations: since 2008, the Bolívar has undergone at least three "reforms" to remove zeros and try to simplify transactions, without restoring purchasing power. •⁠ ⁠Practical impact: notes issued in 2018 and 2021 quickly became useless for daily purchases, large denominations lost value in weeks/months, forcing prices in dollars or constant adjustments. When currency loses its function as a store of value and unit of account, entire economies migrate to more stable assets like Bitcoin, which emerges as an alternative for wealth protection and global value transfer, precisely because it is scarce, divisible, and independent of local monetary policies. So protect yourself, before your money becomes raw material for works of art.