In honor of Satoshi Nakamoto’s anonymity, the statue disappears if seen from the front.
In addition to the statue, a poster about bitcoin was featured on a large screen in Times Square.
The famous New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) surprised on December 10 by presenting the new statue it has at its headquarters. The artwork embodies Satoshi Nakamoto, the name by which the anonymous creator of Bitcoin is known.
The statue was placed by Twenty One Capital (XXI), Jack Mallers’ company dedicated to investing in bitcoin (BTC) that began trading on the NYSE. “Its new headquarters marks a common space between emerging systems and consolidated institutions,” they said from the New York Stock Exchange.
As highlighted by NYSE, “from code to culture, the placement represents an artistic reflection on how new ideas become part of shared history.”
Although the origin of Satoshi Nakamoto and whether it was a single person is unknown, the statue shows, in allusion to his Asian name, a boy sitting cross-legged on the floor, as is customary in Asia, writing what is supposed to be the Bitcoin code on a notebook.
The sculpture is no longer visible if it is seen from the front, which echoes Satoshi’s unknown identity and disappearance after launching Bitcoin in 2009. This peculiarity can be seen in the following photo.
As part of Twenty One’s campaign on the NYSE, A message about bitcoin was also presented on one of the large screens in Time Squarewhich said: “No man should work for what another man can print.”
It is thus clear that awareness of bitcoin as an alternative to traditional money is increasingly resonating among listed companies on Wall Street. Its scheduled issuance and finite supply, unlike currencies like the dollar, favor its price rise in response to demand, which captures interest around the world.
NYSE owns the sixth edition of the Satoshi Nakamoto statue
The statue, made by Valentina Picozzi of Satoshi Gallery, It is the sixth that the artist has built. There are five other similar models that were previously inaugurated in other parts of the world.
As CriptoNoticias already reported, the places where the other editions are located are Lugano (Switzerland), Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte (El Salvador), Tokyo (Japan), Hanoi (Vietnam) and Miami (United States).
“This is such a great achievement, never in our wildest dreams would we think of placing the statue of Satoshi Nakamoto in this place!” express the artist from Satoshi Gallery. Days before, it had advanced that the place where his next work would be inaugurated on this date was “crazy.”
The inauguration of the work at NYSE It is part of a campaign by the artist to install 21 statues of Satoshi Nakamoto around the world. The goal pays tribute to the 21 million units of bitcoin that will be in circulation when mining is completed around the year 2140.