Write to me.
Get in touch about a commission, a collaboration, or buying a print.
- E-mailfischer.graphic@gmail.com
- Instagram@cypherpunknow
- YouTube@cypherpunknow
- Twitter / X@cypherpunknow
- CypherpunkNowcypherpunknow.com ↗
- Pop Machinepopmachine.cz ↗
Frequently asked questions
About me
Who is Martin Fischer?
A graphic designer and screen printer from Prague. I hand-print limited Bitcoin and crypto-art screen prints (CypherpunkNow), screen prints with Prague motifs (Pop Machine), and for over fifteen years I’ve designed the visual identity of the Mystic Sk8 Cup skateboarding competition. I’m also a member of the art collective Ztohoven and a co-founder of Paralelní Polis.
What does Martin Fischer do for a living?
Graphic design and hand screen printing — from design through printing to selling my own limited editions.
Where does Martin Fischer work?
In Prague.
Since when has he been doing screen printing?
Full-time since 2014.
Screen printing & technique
How are the screen prints made?
Using the classic hand technique — through a fine mesh, with hand-mixed colours and precisely registered stencils, colour by colour. For more complex motifs that can mean several days of work on a single sheet.
Are the prints limited?
Yes, every piece is numbered, signed and released in a limited edition.
What does it mean that a piece is “verified on the blockchain”?
For CypherpunkNow screen prints, every edition has a blockchain record confirming its authenticity and piece number — like a certificate of authenticity, just digital and immutable.
CypherpunkNow & Bitcoin art
What is CypherpunkNow?
My brand of hand-printed Bitcoin and crypto-art screen prints — numbered and signed pieces, each colour pulled separately. Full range and shop at cypherpunknow.com.
Since when has he been making Bitcoin/crypto art?
Since 2014, when I co-founded Paralelní Polis. I’ve been exploring NFTs since 2019.
Does Martin Fischer sell NFTs too?
Yes — alongside physical screen prints, I’ve also been making digital works as NFTs since 2019.
Where has Martin Fischer exhibited?
Among other places, at Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (2017–2023), Baltic Honeybadger in Riga (2019, 2022), The Lightning Conference (2019), LA Crypto Art Show (2019), Cryptoart Revolution (2021), and at Bitcoin events in Miami, Amsterdam and Las Vegas.
Was there a turning-point moment in CypherpunkNow’s sales?
Yes — around the turn of 2020 into 2021, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert featured me on their Orange Pill Podcast (the episode Microdosing THE CYPHERPUNK FUTURE NOW) — a framed dinosaur print was hanging behind them. That kicked off my fifteen minutes of fame, and within a few weeks I’d sold out my entire archive of pieces that until then I’d only been printing into a drawer. I like remembering that moment because it was completely organic: a year earlier I’d met Max and Stacy at the Baltic Honeybadger conference, and later they bought a print and some t-shirts from me — I had no idea they’d later bring it onto the podcast…
Pop Machine
What is Pop Machine?
My second screen-print series — Prague legends and historical engravings (the Golem, Kafka, the astronomical clock) rendered in a pop-art aesthetic. Current range and shop at popmachine.cz.
Are CypherpunkNow and Pop Machine related?
Both are my screen-print series using the same hand-craft technique — CypherpunkNow is about Bitcoin and crypto art, Pop Machine is about Prague and pop art.
Paralelní Polis & Ztohoven
What is Paralelní Polis?
A Prague hackerspace and home to the world’s first Bitcoin café. In 2014 I co-founded it with the art collective Ztohoven and designed its visual identity — that’s when I fell for Bitcoin.
What is Ztohoven?
A Czech art collective known for provocative interventions in public space. I’m a member.
Mystic Sk8 Cup & the skate scene
What is Mystic Sk8 Cup?
The oldest skateboarding competition in Europe, held since 1994 on Štvanice island in Prague. I’ve been designing the key visual/poster for every edition since 2001.
How many editions of Mystic Sk8 Cup has Martin Fischer designed?
Twenty-four, from 2001 to the present — except for 2009 (the global financial crisis) and 2020 (Covid), when the event didn’t take place. The posters from 2002 and 2003 unfortunately haven’t survived, so on the site you’ll find the editions from 2004 onward.
What is Mystic Skates?
A Prague skate shop I’ve also done graphic work for — separate from the Mystic Sk8 Cup competition, though it’s a related brand.
Has Martin Fischer done graphic work for other brands too?
Yes — in Graphic Works you’ll find, for example, earlier work for Volcom, plus club posters and logos from the turn of the millennium up to today.
Orders & contact
How can I buy a piece?
You can buy CypherpunkNow and Pop Machine screen prints directly at cypherpunknow.com and popmachine.cz. Email me at fischer.graphic@gmail.com.
Does Martin Fischer also take on commissions?
Yes — custom logos, visual identity, illustration and posters. Get in touch above and we’ll work out the details.
Do you also print screen prints on commission?
Yes, once the original artist agrees. Get in touch above and we’ll work out the details.
How can I contact Martin Fischer?
Via the email or Instagram listed above on this page.
Sources
- CypherpunkNow — About
- Pop Machine
- Screen Printing, Paralelní Polis and Cryptoanarchy With Martin Fischer — Nasdaq
- An Interview with Ztohoven Artist Martin Fischer — Bitcoin Magazine
- Prodej NFT je vždycky velká loterie… — Hospodářské noviny
- „Bitcoin a umění jsou jediný smysluplně utracený peníze,“ říká Martin Fischer — Proti šedi
- Street Art Bistro vystaví plakáty Martina Fischera — Proti šedi
- V Paralelní Polis se bude diskutovat o narůstající digitální totalitě — FeedIT.cz
- Pop Machine proměňuje pražské legendy v autorské sítotisky — Protext ČTK
- CypherpunkNow and the Visual Lore of Bitcoin — Verisart
- CypherpunkNow — The First Decade (2015–2025) — Verisart
- Featured Artist: CypherpunkNow — 21ism
- A Conversation with Cypherpunk Now — Advance Tech Media
- Rekonstrukce vertikální rampy pro 30. ročník Mystic Sk8 Cupu — Hithit
- Martin Fischer #7 — CzechPunks
- cryptograffiti and CypherpunkNow — The Bitcoin Artists — Bitcoin Rehab podcast
- Martin Fischer aka CypherpunkNow Screen Prints / music Dj J-Scrilla
- Max Osiris / Martin Fischer — CypherpunkNow split NFT — OpenSea
- Cypherpunk Now — Instagram
- CypherpunkNow — X (Twitter)
- Martin Fischer [Cypherpunk Now] — Pinterest
- Martin Fischer — Art & Vision — Cypherpunk Now — LinkedIn
- CypherpunkNow — Muck Rack
- Crypto Art Lab spouští e-shop — Bitperia (Medium)
- Who Do You Meet in The Elevator of The Bitcoin Citadel — Citadel21