A statue honoring the mysterious bitcoin manufacturer Satoshi Nakamoto has been stolen from Parco Siani in Lugano, Switzerland.
The theft was confirmed by the group Satoshigallery behind the global Satoshi Statue Initiative, which is now offering 0.1 bitcoin (BTC) reward (more than $ 11,000) for leading information for its recovery.
“Where is Satoshi?” Group Posted On Sunday at X. “You can steal our symbol, but you will never be able to steal our souls,” the statement said, despite the shock, confirming their commitment to install the statue in 21 cities around the world.
The artwork designed by Italian artist and bitcoin advocate Valentina Picoji was designed from 304 stainless steel and corton blocks. It was unveiled in October last year.
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The statue of Lugano offers a faceless figure on a laptop and the manufacturer of bitcoin is an engineer to disappear from the front or back as a symbol of the idea and “We are all Satoshi.”
The concept was reportedly created 18 months of study and three months. The statue was placed in front of Villa Siyani during the Plan B Forum, an annual blockchain event that was co-dominated by the city of Lugano and Stabeloin Titer.
Mayor Michelle Fotty called Statue a reflection of Lugano’s commitment for digital innovation. He said, “Lugano is rapidly becoming a major center for digital innovation, and this statue honors Satoshi Nakamoto, but symbolizes the idea of further thinking that runs our city,” he said at that time.
In particular, this is not the first tribute to Nakamoto in public art. In 2021, a bronze statue was unveiled at the graphisoft park of Budapest, designed with a reflective face, so the audience sees himself in the figure, referring to the idea that there can be any satisfaction.
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Nakamoto became the 11th richest person in the world, at least in principle, Bitcoin after reaching $ 120,000 last month. Nakamoto is believed to be considered to control 1.096 million BTCs, priced more than $ 131 billion.
To cross the Elon Musk, currently the world’s richest person has a total assets of more than $ 404 billion, bitcoin will require more than triple in value. Nakamoto’s wallets keep untouched, carrying forward the mystery around the benami founder of Bitcoin.
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