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Satoshi Lives Again: NYSE Unveils Statue That Vanishes Before Your Eyes

12 December 2025 at 00:00

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, has been honored with a new β€œdisappearing” statue installed at the New York Stock Exchange this week.

According to reports, the piece was placed by investment firm Twenty One Capital and is part of a broader public art effort linking Bitcoin’s cultural presence with major financial sites.

Installation And The Artist

The sculpture was made by Italian artist Valentina Picozzi and is built so that it appears nearly invisible from certain angles, then clearly forms when seen from the side.

β€œSatoshi Nakamoto” Valentina Picozzi – @satoshigallery

Twenty One Capital places a statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of bitcoin, in NYSE. Its new home marks a shared ground between emerging systems and established institutions. From code to culture, the placement… pic.twitter.com/sTiNq3h5HY

β€” NYSE πŸ› (@NYSE) December 10, 2025

The work took about 21 months to design and build, and this NYSE placement is the sixth of a planned series of 21 monuments scattered around the globe. The layered-metal technique creates the optical effect that mirrors Satoshi’s elusive identity.

Past Incidents And Recovery

The statue’s arrival at Wall Street follows earlier headlines tied to the same design. In August, a version of the disappearing Satoshi in Lugano was briefly missing after being taken and later recovered from Lake Lugano, with the recovery drive boosted by a 0.1 BTC reward offered by the art collective behind the pieces.

This is such an achievement, even in our wildest dream we wouldn’t think about placing the statue of Satoshi Nakamoto in this location!

The 6th/21 statues of Satoshi Nakamoto found its home in the NYSE.

Thank you 🀩 https://t.co/iIEvZawAte

β€” Satoshigallery (@satoshigallery) December 10, 2025

Reports have disclosed that municipal workers found the sculpture in pieces, and the episode drew attention to the artwork’s symbolic value and physical fragility.

Market Reaction To The Installation

Trading and market news have shown a mixed response to the spectacle. Reports indicate that Twenty One Capital, which organized the NYSE installation, saw its shares fall about 19% during its trading debut, an early sign that symbolic moves do not always calm investor nerves. Some coverage framed the firm as a multibillion-dollar company while noting the sharp initial swing in its stock.

Where is Satoshi?

We are offering 0.1 btc to whoever will help us recovering the Statue of Satoshi Nakamoto that was stolen yesterday in Lugano.

You can steal our symbol but you will never be able to steal our souls.

Thank you all for the nice messages.

We are all in this… https://t.co/cAGCqg4CuP pic.twitter.com/iGrBOdVYhe

β€” Satoshigallery (@satoshigallery) August 3, 2025

What This Means For Cultural Adoption

According to market and cultural commentators, placing the Satoshi statue at the NYSE signals growing acceptance of Bitcoin imagery by established institutions.

The move places a public symbol of the cryptocurrency inside one of the oldest trading venues in the US, and that contrast is being read as an example of how ideas from digital currency culture are entering mainstream spaces.

Observers say the artwork functions as both tribute and provocation, inviting debate about anonymity, value, and public memory.

What To Watch Next

Reports have noted that more of the planned installations will appear in other cities, bringing the total project aim to 21 locations.

Other institutions’ reactions remain to be seen, including whether additional major venues will host similar statues and how public opinion may shift following the recent theft and recovery in Switzerland.

The disappearing sculpture now stands as a real-world example of how art connected to the cryptocurrency world interacts with public spaces.

Featured image from Advance Innovations, chart from TradingView

Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Arrives at NYSE as Wall Street Embraces Bitcoin

11 December 2025 at 04:58

The New York Stock Exchange welcomed a bronze statue of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto on Thursday.

Twenty One Capital, the first Bitcoin-native public company listed on the NYSE under ticker XXI, placed the sixth of 21 planned global monuments at the exchange as crypto markets navigate Federal Reserve policy uncertainty.

The installation by artist Valentina Picozzi represents what NYSE officials described as β€œshared ground between emerging systems and established institutions.”

Satoshi Nakamoto Statue at NYSE
Source: X/@NYSE

Twenty One CEO Jack Mallers, who also founded Lightning Network payment provider Strike, said the placement reflects Bitcoin’s evolution from code to cultural phenomenon.

However, according to Bloomberg, the company’s stock tumbled 19% on its Tuesday trading debut following a blank-check merger.

Monument Placement Follows Switzerland Vandalism and Global Campaign

Picozzi expressed astonishment at the achievement, stating the NYSE location exceeded β€œour wildest dream” for the statue series.

This is such an achievement, even in our wildest dream we wouldn’t think about placing the statue of Satoshi Nakamoto in this location!

The 6th/21 statues of Satoshi Nakamoto found its home in the NYSE.

Thank you 🀩 https://t.co/iIEvZawAte

β€” Satoshigallery (@satoshigallery) December 10, 2025

The installation comes months after vandals stole and dumped another Satoshi monument into Lake Lugano following Swiss National Day celebrations in August.

Local investigators suspected intoxicated revelers used tungsten carbide cutting disks and petrol-powered angle grinders to sever the welded bronze sculpture from its base, leaving only the feet attached.

At that time, Satoshigallery, the art collective behind the global campaign, offered a 0.1 Bitcoin reward worth approximately $12,000 for information leading to the recovery of the stolen statue.

The group condemned the vandalism while vowing to continue their mission, declaring, β€œYou can steal our symbol but you will never be able to steal our souls.”

The Lugano theft marked the first major incident affecting official Satoshi monuments since Budapest unveiled the world’s first installation in September 2021.

Satoshi Nakamoto Statue
Source: Satoshigallery on X

The global campaign aims to install 21 monuments representing Bitcoin’s 21 million coin supply cap, with existing statues in Budapest, El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach, Tokyo, and now New York.

Budapest’s original bronze bust featured a faceless, hooded figure with a mirrored surface embodying the β€œwe are all Satoshi” symbolism, while Picozzi’s β€œDisappearing Satoshi” design depicts a seated figure at a laptop that vanishes when viewed from different angles.

Twenty One Capital Faces Market Headwinds Despite Bitcoin Holdings

Twenty One Capital holds approximately 43,500 bitcoins, valued at over $3.9 billion, making it the world’s third-largest corporate holder.

The company merged with Cantor Equity Partners, a special-purpose acquisition company backed by investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, and chaired by Brandon Lutnick, son of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

The deal included $486.5 million in senior convertible notes and roughly $365 million in common equity through private investment transactions.

Shares opened at $10.74 on Tuesday, below the SPAC’s $14.27 closing price, as digital asset treasury companies face mounting pressure.

Twenty One isn’t a treasury company. We’re a Bitcoin company.

A Bitcoin-native business backed by Tether & SoftBank, built for cash flow, growth, and bitcoin accumulation.

The market will need time to understand who we are because it's never seen anything like us. $XXI pic.twitter.com/gzmmYE3nK2

β€” Jack Mallers (@jackmallers) December 10, 2025

Despite the volatility, Mallers emphasized that Twenty One differs from rivals by not trading at a premium to net asset value and plans to launch products and utility services beyond simply accumulating Bitcoin.

The company is majority-owned by stablecoin giant Tether and crypto exchange Bitfinex, with minority investment from Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group.

Fed Policy Clouds Bitcoin Rally as Traders Reassess Rate Path

Bitcoin traded at $90,121 Thursday morning, down 2.3% following the Federal Reserve’s third consecutive quarter-point rate cut.

Chair Jerome Powell described the reduction as further policy normalization while projecting only one additional cut in 2026, fewer than investors hoped.

Futures now imply a 78% chance that rates remain unchanged at the next meeting, up from 70% before the decision.

🚨 Bitcoin dipped Thursday even as stocks rallied on the Fed’s rate cut and Powell’s upbeat outlook, with policymakers signalling only modest easing ahead.#CryptoMarket #AsiaMarketOpen https://t.co/JgA2tKe3k5

β€” Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) December 11, 2025

Speaking with Cryptonews, Ray Youssef, CEO of NoOnes, outlined two scenarios depending on Fed guidance.

β€œA dovish Fed tone could open the door to renewed risk-on sentiment, triggering a β€˜Santa rally’ for digital assets, with BTC reclaiming $100,000,” he said, while warning that β€œa more cautious or hawkish FOMC message” could β€œdrive a retest of the mid $70,000s, as defensive derivatives positioning accelerates downside moves.”

He emphasized that Bitcoin’s recovery hinges on renewed capital inflows rather than reduced selling pressure, noting ETF inflows remain shallow and market depth thin.

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Stunning photos of new Satoshi Nakamoto at the New York Stock Exchange

11 December 2025 at 04:58
A new β€œdisappearing” Satoshi Nakamoto statue by Valentina Picozzi has been installed at the NYSE, marking Bitcoin’s cultural rise as institutions accumulate millions of BTC. A statue depicting Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has been installed at the New York Stock…

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