A statue honored Bitcoin’s mysterious creator Satoshi Nakamoto was stolen from Parco Ciani in Lugano, Switzerland.
The robbery was confirmed by Satoshigallery, the team behind the global initiative of the Satoshi Statue, which now offers a 0.1 Bitcoin (Btc) reward (costs more than $ 11,000) for information that leads to its recovery.
“Where’s Satoshi?” The group Na -Post on X on Sunday. “You can steal our symbol but you can’t avoid our souls,” the statement read, which re -proved their promise to install the statue in 21 cities around the world despite caution.
The artwork, designed by Italian artist and Bitcoin advocate Valentina Picozzi, is Created from 304 stainless steel and corten blocks. This was presented in October last year.
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The unknown and collective identity of Bitcoin
The Lugano statue features a faceless figure on a laptop and engineer to disappear when viewed from the front or back, symbolizing the anonymous Bitcoin creator and the idea “We’re all Satoshi.”
The concept has been reported to take 18 months of study and three months to build. The statue was placed in front of Villa Ciani during the Plan B Forum, an annual event at Blockchain co-host of the city of Lugano and Stablecoin Issuer Tether.
Mayor Michele Foletti called the statue a reflection of Lugano’s promise in digital change. “The Lugano is rapidly becoming a leading hub for digital change, and this statue honors Satoshi Nakamoto, but also includes the forward spirit that drives our city,” he said at that time.
Noteworthy, this is not the first recognition of Nakamoto in public art. In 2021, a copper statue has been released at Budapest’s Graphisoft Park.
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Nakamoto becomes thho 11 richest individual
Nakamoto became th —11 richest individuals in the worldAt least the theory, after Bitcoin reached $ 120,000 last month. Nakamoto is believed to control the 1.096 million BTC, worth more than $ 131 billion.
To survive Elon Musk, currently the richest man in the world with a net worth more than $ 404 billion, Bitcoin will need more than just triple in value. Nakamoto’s wallets remain unchanged, which further fuel Mystique around the unidentified Bitcoin founder.
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