The giant stock exchange NYSE decided to honor the anonymous inventor of Bitcoin in collaboration with the company Twenty One Capital
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) surprised everyone on December 10th by unveiling a new statue at its headquarters. The artwork depicts Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym of the anonymous creator of Bitcoin.
The statue was placed by Twenty One Capital (XXI), Jack Mallers' Bitcoin (BTC) investment firm, which recently began trading on the NYSE. "Its new headquarters marks a common ground between emerging systems and established institutions," the NYSE stated.
As NYSE highlighted, "from code to culture, the placement represents an artistic reflection on how new ideas become part of shared history."
Although Satoshi Nakamoto's origins are unknown, and it's even unclear if he was a single person, the statue depicts, alluding to his Asian name, a boy sitting cross-legged on the floor, as is common in Asia, writing what is presumed to be the Bitcoin code on a notebook.
The sculpture disappears when viewed from the front, echoing Satoshi's unknown identity and disappearance after launching Bitcoin in 2009. This peculiarity can be observed in the following photo.
Although Satoshi Nakamoto's origins are unknown, and it's even unclear if he was a single person, the statue depicts, alluding to his Asian name, a boy sitting cross-legged on the floor, as is common in Asia, writing what is presumed to be the Bitcoin code on a notebook.
The sculpture disappears when viewed from the front, echoing Satoshi's unknown identity and disappearance after launching Bitcoin in 2009. This peculiarity can be observed in the following photo.
As part of Twenty One's campaign at the NYSE, a message about bitcoin was also displayed on one of the large screens in Times Square, which read: "No man should work for what another man can print."
It is clear, then, that awareness of Bitcoin as an alternative to traditional money is resonating increasingly strongly among publicly traded companies on Wall Street. Its programmed issuance and finite supply, unlike currencies such as the dollar, favors its price increase in response to demand, which is attracting global interest.
NYSE owns the sixth edition of the Satoshi Nakamoto statue
The statue, created by Valentina Picozzi of Satoshi Gallery, is the sixth one the artist has built. Five other identical models have been previously unveiled in other parts of the world.
The other locations are Lugano, Switzerland; Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador; Tokyo, Japan; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Miami, USA.
"This is such a huge achievement! We never even dreamed of placing the Satoshi Nakamoto statue in this spot!" the artist exclaimed from Satoshi Gallery. Days earlier, she had described the location for her next work's unveiling as "crazy."
The unveiling of the artwork at the NYSE is part of the artist's campaign to install 21 statues of Satoshi Nakamoto worldwide. The goal is to pay homage to the 21 million units of bitcoin that will be in circulation when mining is complete around the year 2140.
