Radical Permanence
We believe permanence is a form of stewardship. Just as banks safeguard capital and museums steward objects, Bithoven secures musical intent in a ledger designed for endurance.
Inscribed on Bitcoin
Bithoven
Immortal Music, Inscribed on Bitcoin
A new kind of financial stewardship for culture: we permanently inscribe high-fidelity MIDI editions of classical masterpieces onto Bitcoin's Ordinals ledger. Secure, auditable, and ownable—preserve compositional intent on the most resilient money the world has ever known.
No subscriptions
No DRM
Verifiable On-Chain
Ordinals Protocol
Our Mission: Preserve Genius, Protect Legacy
Bithoven fuses cypherpunk rigor with the Romantic conviction that art must outlast empires. We treat cultural inheritance as a financial-grade public good: immutable, auditable, and free from centralized gatekeepers.
Permanent on Bitcoin
Scholarly Standards
Open Access
Scholarly Stewardship
High-quality MIDI transcriptions, curated and documented by experts. Our approach applies institutional-grade rigor—transparent provenance, verifiable ownership, and cryptographic integrity.
Cultural Capital
For academic investors and cultural institutions, on-chain inscription is a resilient hedge against technological obsolescence. Each inscribed MIDI is a verifiable asset with immutable provenance.
A Call to Action
Join a new model of cultural preservation that speaks both to the spirit of revolt and to fiduciary responsibility. Sponsor inscriptions, commission critical editions, or integrate our ledger into institutional archives.
Decentralized Trust
No single point of control—access and verification rest with the Bitcoin network. Files are publicly readable; ownership is proven by the satoshi that carries them.
Institutional Transparency
Public ledgers, clear metadata, and audit-ready records. The result is a durable cultural infrastructure that fulfills scholarly standards and financial trust requirements.
Why MIDI & On‑Chain
Precision Meets Permanence
MIDI is preservation; Bitcoin is permanence. We chose lightweight, editable MIDI as the canonical archival format because it captures a composition's structure—notes, tempo, dynamics—without tying it to a single performance.
Inscribing those MIDI files directly onto Bitcoin's ledger ensures the musical intent is anchored to the most resilient, auditable, and censorship‑resistant infrastructure available.
Financial-grade assurances for cultural heritage: small file sizes mean low inscription costs and predictable on‑chain fees; immutable records provide verifiable provenance and clear ownership.
Trust Signals
Archival GradeInstitutional standards
Verifiable CostTransparent blockchain fees
Audit TrailChain-of-custody records
Fidelity to Intent
MIDI preserves composition data for scholarly study and faithful performances.
Cost‑Efficient
Compact files reduce inscription expense while maximizing longevity.
Verifiable Ownership
Each inscription tied to a satoshi, enabling audit trails and markets.
Open Access
Files remain publicly accessible with ownership trustlessly recorded.
First Inscription
Beethoven: The Immortal Works
A canonical moment where culture meets custody. Bithoven's inaugural release inscribes high‑fidelity MIDI engravings of Beethoven's masterworks directly onto Bitcoin satoshis.
Complete MovementsHigh-fidelity MIDI engravings
Verifiable ProvenanceCryptographic proof on-chain
Open & DiscoverablePublicly accessible files
"I shall seize Fate by the throat; it shall not bend me completely to its will."— Ludwig van Beethoven, 1801
Collector EditionLimited satoshi cohorts
InstitutionalBulk archival bundles
Inscription Drops
Q1 2025Bach: Complete Clavier-Works
Q2 2025Mozart: Symphonies & Concertos
Q3 2025Debussy: Preludes & Images
Q4 2025Shostakovich: String Quartets
Upcoming Composers & Archive Roadmap
An artist's ledger, an investor's thesis: our roadmap maps cultural value to immutable scarcity.
J.S. Bach
The Architectural Mind of the Baroque
Complete Clavier-Works MIDI engravings. Scored for scholarly playback, sequence analyses, and derivative scholarship. Institutional partners invited for sponsorship.
W.A. Mozart
Divine Symmetry
Symphonies & Concertos in high-fidelity MIDI. Collector satoshis with provenance metadata and optional certificates for academic collections.
Claude Debussy
Color, Light, and Harmonic Revolution
Preludes & Images rendered with micro-dynamic articulations to preserve timbral intent. Focus on interpretive metadata for musicologists.
Dmitri Shostakovich
History in Sound
String quartets and symphonies with archival annotations linked to contemporary historical dossiers. Targeted outreach to universities.
Institutional Offerings
Collector Editions
Limited satoshi cohorts with curated metadata and visual-score previews in Bitcoin orange.
Institutional Licenses
Bulk archival bundles and campus access packages with audit-ready provenance.
Sponsorships
Sponsor a composer to underwrite inscription costs and receive named recognition.
Get Involved
Join a select community of scholars, patrons, and institutional stewards bringing classical music onto the most secure ledger in human history.
Nominate a Work
Submit compositions through our nomination portal with provenance notes and scholarly justification. Reviewed by our Curatorial Board for historical fidelity.
Sponsor Inscription
Underwrite inscription costs with sponsorship packages including inscription credit, provenance documentation, and collector satoshis.
Commission Engraving
Work with professional engravers to commission high-fidelity MIDI renderings with audit-ready metadata for archival compliance.
Institutional Partnerships
Partner with Bithoven to integrate inscriptions into digital collections, curricula, and exhibitions. We offer MOUs, archival-grade metadata exports, and secure custody recommendations.
MOUs and legal frameworks
Archival metadata exports
Custody recommendations
Community & Stewardship
Volunteer as a reviewer, annotator, or metadata editor. Join working groups that set nomination guidelines and preservation policies.
ReviewerAnnotatorMetadata EditorPolicy Contributor
How It Works
Every sponsored inscription includes a transparent cost breakdown, on-chain proof of inscription, and a downloadable stewardship report. We follow best practices for governance, donor receipts, and institutional recordkeeping.
- Create or connect a wallet to register your interest
- Choose Nominate, Sponsor, or Commission
- Submit materials and complete compliance checks
- Receive scheduling confirmation and projected ledger entry
For institutional inquiries, underwriting agreements, or scholarly collaboration, contact partnerships@bithoven.org. For general participation and nomination support, visit the Nomination Portal.
Latest Update
Genesis Inscription Complete
November 1, 2025
Beethoven Sonatas: All first-cycle MIDI engravings have been permanently inscribed. Ledger entries are verifiable on-chain. A limited collector tranche of satoshis accompanies the first release; provenance metadata is auditable and viewable via our public ledger.
Infrastructure Audit
October 20, 2025
Independent security audit completed by LedgerBridge. Report verified our inscription pipeline, key management, and archival retrieval. No critical issues found.
Academic Partnership
September 15, 2025
Formalized research partnership with the Conservatoire Digital Preservation Lab to create annotated MIDI editions and scholarly metadata schemas.
Cost & Sustainability
August 3, 2025
Implemented tiered inscription model with pricing transparency, projected lifecycles, and carbon-offset measures published in sustainability brief.
Public Ledger Release
June 10, 2025
The public inscription ledger is live. Query inscriptions by composer, movement, satoshi identifier, and inscription hash. Developer API available.
Developer & Technical Notes
Technical Digest — Inscription Pipeline v1.2: We now batch MIDI payloads with optimized OP_RETURN packaging, reducing per-inscription costs by 18% while preserving full MIDI fidelity.
Interoperability — Metadata Standard v0.9: Introduced a compositional metadata schema that aligns MusicXML fields with Ordinals metadata slots to enable scholarly citation.
Custody & Ownership — On-chain inscriptions are readable by anyone, but ownership is cryptographically tied to the satoshi's controlling wallet. We publish an institutional custody whitepaper detailing best practices.
Regulatory Posture — Bithoven operates as a cultural-technology archive. We maintain legal counsel and compliance processes for intellectual property, archival law, and financial transparency.
Subscribe to Updates — Join our announcement list for release notes, ledger snapshots, and fellowship opportunities. Institutional subscription tier offers audit-ready reports and priority inscription queues.
Developer Access — Request API keys for ledger queries, metadata submission, and webhook events. Sandbox environment available for testing.