Pepe Stays Rare: Ten Years of Bitcoin Memes | Bitcoin 2026
Rare Pepes turn 10 years old at Bitcoin 2026 and the people who built it all are here to tell the story. Moderator Subterranean (author of Rare Pepe Lore Lessons) sits down with Rare Pepe Scientist Shawn Leary, artist Rare Scrilla (as DJ Pepe), and Tommy Marcheschi of Bitcoin Magazine for a celebration of Bitcoin's first tokenized art movement. The conversation covers the Counterparty origin story, the Pepinopolis $3.65M sale, the Rare Pepe Scientists' famous farewell letter, and the Bitcoin Museum in Nashville.Trade Bitcoin's next move on Duelbits Predict — get 100% cashback on your first bet, up to $100. Bitcoin Magazine exclusive. 👉 https://duel.bz/BCM
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🔶 Moderator: Subterranean - Author/Creator of Rare Pepe Lore Lessons™
🔶 Shawn Leary - Rare Pepe Scientist
🔶 Rare Scrilla - Dank Fake Rare
🔶 Tommy Marcheschi - BMAG
Chapters:
1:46 — What is a Rare Pepe? Counterparty, Mike's "300 of these," and Nakamoto Card
3:03 — Why Rare Pepes are still relevant after 10 years
4:22 — Tommy Marcheschi on the Bitcoin Museum and 300+ collectibles in Nashville
6:06 — The "we don't do Pepes" era at Bitcoin Magazine and how that changed
7:24 — The 14-year-old kid who ate the rarest Pepe and the Best of Clay sticker pack
9:09 — DJ Pepe's token-gated music and the SoundCloud king story
10:06 — How Rare Pepes broke up the Bitcoin Uncensored podcast
11:51 — Pepinopolis sells for $3.65 million and the rise of digital art auctions
12:43 — Inside the Bitcoin Museum collection and David Bailey's collecting habit
13:37 — Kasenya Para Nova, Pepinardo, and the Renaissance Pepe movement
15:24 — Rare Scrilla's "I live in the mempool" philosophy
16:16 — DJ Pepe gets banned and starts the Fake Rare movement
16:41 — Tommy reads the Rare Pepe Scientists' official farewell letter
18:55 — Joe Looney maintains the Rare Pepe Wallet for the love of the game
19:49 — Diamond hands, dead wallets, and the Mr. Hansel sarcophagus story
22:25 — "Rare Pepes are not NFTs" — the original one-of-one tokenized art
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