A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, honoring the creator of Bitcoin, was unveiled today, October 25, 2024, in Lugano, Switzerland, as planned by Satoshigallery, a firm dedicated to art inspired by Bitcoin and its technology. The work, created by the artist and sculptor Valentina Picozzi, was unveiled together with the mayor of Lugano, Michele Foletti, in front of the city’s coast.
Valentina Picozzi, with more than a decade of experience as a researcher in art applied to economic and financial problems, is the author of this sculpture. The statue, made of metal, measures 90 x 60 x 60 cm and represents a person dressed in a hooded sweater, sitting in an Indian position with a laptop on his legs.
The Satoshigallery team commented about the work, stating that “the statue fades before the public’s eyes, while what remains of Satoshi is revealed ‘between the lines’ of the code for all Bitcoin users.”
“The statue wants to give the viewer this feeling of disappearance, and the feeling that the inventor remains between the lines: as of today, Satoshi exists in the lines of the bitcoin code, allowing humanity to have the first payment system decentralized”, explains the description of the work.
The announcement of the unveiling of the statue was made on October 10, 2024, as reported by CriptoNoticias, indicating that the event would take place during the Plan B Forum, which has been held in Lugano since October 25.
This statue is distinguished from the one unveiled in Hungary in 2021. The sculpture in Budapest is a bust, being the first to honor Nakamoto with a reflective bronze face that allows viewers to see their own faces reflected, symbolizing that “ “We are all Satoshi.”
Picozzi’s work not only represents Satoshi Nakamoto, but also symbolizes the spirit of innovation and decentralization that Bitcoin promotes. This statue becomes a focal point for cryptocurrency and Bitcoin art enthusiasts, offering a reflection on Nakamoto’s identity and impact on the modern world.
A statue amidst speculation
The revelation of this statue, which exalts the anonymous figure of the creator of Bitcoin, occurs in a context in which, once again, the search for the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto shakes the community. Recently, the HBO television network broadcast a documentary based on the theory of director and researcher Cullen Hoback which suggests that the developer Peter Todd is actually the father of Bitcoin.
As CriptoNoticias reported, the documentary “Electronic Money: The Mystery of Bitcoin” concludes with Hoback directly questioning Todd and directly suggesting that he is Satoshi. The prominent developer’s response was immediate, with sarcasm and irony, to emphasize that he is not the real Nakamoto.
After the documentary, Todd decided to go into hiding, due to fears for his personal safety. It must be remembered that Satoshi Nakamoto has more than 1 million bitcoins accumulated in different wallets. A sum that amounts to 72,000 million dollars, at today’s prices.
All this has caused the debate over the identity of the creator of Bitcoin to reignite. This, leaving aside Satoshi’s desire to disappear in exchange for leaving Bitcoin to humanity. This is in accordance with the reflection held by Jack Mallers, a maximalist bitcoiner and businessman, who describes as “fiat” any attempt to discover Nakamoto’s real identity.
This article was created using artificial intelligence and edited by a human Editor.
