A sculpture made to represent Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, has gone missing from a public park in Lugano, Switzerland.
The piece was located in Parco Ciani, near Lake Lugano. Satoshigallery, the group behind the project, confirmed that the statue was taken and announced a reward of 0.1 Bitcoin
$114,228.79
, worth over $11,000, for any helpful information that leads to its recovery.
In an August 3 post on X, the group wrote, “Where is Satoshi? You can steal our symbol, but you will never be able to steal our souls”.
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Despite the incident, the group said it will continue its effort to install the statue in 21 cities around the world.
The statue, designed by Italian artist Valentina Picozzi, was built using stainless steel and corten steel blocks. It depicts a faceless person sitting at a laptop, crafted in a way that makes it appear invisible when viewed from the front or back.
According to the creators, the concept took 18 months to develop and three more months to build. It was revealed in October 2024 during the Plan B Forum, a yearly event focused on blockchain and crypto topics.
The statue had been placed outside Villa Ciani, a well-known conference building in the city.
Recently, blockchain analysis firm Arkham estimated that Nakamoto’s known holdings had reached a new milestone. What did it say? Read the full story.
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