This newspaper cover (title reads “Fed up With Your Monkey Business” - June 22, 2013) reflects the spontaneous anger from a difficult episode in Bulgaria's recent political history. It marks the beginning of mass protests against the election of Delyan Peevski as head of Bulgaria's special services in 2013.

The protests managed to keep him from taking that position formally, but over the next eight years, Bulgaria's development was halted by a deepening corruption and institutional decay. One of the first tasks of the corrupt government was to restrict the free media. This cover was meant to be and actually was used as a poster at the protests (You can read the lead article in this issue here. It is in Bulgarian, however, Google will translate it for you: https://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/redakcionni_komentari/2013/06/22/2087341_os-tav-ka/?ref=miniurl )

Capital is one of the few media outlets that has withstood the pressure and remained free. For many people, this is the most reliable source of information about business, economics, and politics. Our paramount investigative reporting kept on throwing light over the immense corruption, conflicts of interest, and pure inept governance during the “Peevski” years.

Blockchain services and cryptocurrencies are dramatically changing the future not only of financial services but also of every sector they interact with. In just a few months NFTs redefined the digital art market. At Capital, we believe journalism is able to create and benefit from the NFT world. That’s why we are offering two of our signature covers that portray and lock historically the so-called “Peevski” notorious years.

The owner of the NFT will receive a poster with this cover signed by the relevant Capital contributors.