The Persistence of Chaos

"AN AIR-GAPPED SAMSUNG NC10-14GB 10.2-INCH BLUE NETBOOK (2008) RUNNING SIX PIECES OF MALWARE THAT HAVE CAUSED FINANCIAL DAMAGES TOTALING $95B. AUCTIONED IN 2019 FOR OVER $1M."

Overview
The Persistence of Chaos was MSCHF's first drop, released in 2019 as a collaboration with Guo O Dong, a digital and physical artist whose art "critiques modern day extremely-online culture." This drop created a large news following due to the final sale price of the piece, $1,345,000.

Manifesto
While no overt manifesto was included with Persistence of Chaos like MSCHF's later drops, there are some stated reasons for the piece's creation, namely that “[t]he piece emphasizes that internet and IRL are the same place.”

News Coverage
Persistence of Chaos received incredible news coverage from a host of outlets. News articles present on the MSCHF site include:


 * Artnet
 * BBC
 * Fox News
 * Washington Post
 * Business Insider
 * USA Today
 * NPR
 * Vice
 * Popular Mechanics