Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Invades NYSE: Wall Street’s New Boy Toy 🏛️💻

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Who knew the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) would one day host a statue of a ghost? Valentina Picozzi’s “disappearing” Satoshi Nakamoto sculpture now calls Wall Street home-a place that, just a few years ago, would’ve sent crypto enthusiasts running for the hills, screaming about “speculative ponzi schemes” and “regulatory witch hunts.” 🤡

The NYSE, that sacred temple of suits and spreadsheets, claims the statue symbolizes “shared ground between emerging systems and established institutions.” Translation: “We’re cool now, thanks to Bitcoin.” They posted this revelation on X, because nothing says “serious finance” like a poorly curated Twitter thread. 📊🐦

The statue, installed by Twenty One Capital (conveniently launching its stock this week), was designed by Picozzi, who called the NYSE placement “mind-blowing.” Fair. Placing a digital-age prophet in the same building where people trade in increments of $0.01 is like putting a rockstar in a library-just don’t expect them to keep their voice down. 🎤📚

“Even in our wildest dreams…” Picozzi wrote, as if she and Satoshi spent nights tossing coins at a Ouija board. The sixth of 21 statues (a number choice so Bitcoin it hurts) now resides in the NYSE, coinciding with the anniversary of the Bitcoin mailing list-because nothing says “revolution” like a mid-December email spam. 📧🔥

Let’s recap Bitcoin’s journey: Genesis block mined in 2009, first pizza purchase in 2010 (10,000 BTC for two slices-Laszlo, you legend 🍕💸), and a decade of institutions pretending they’d never heard of it until they realized they’d miss out on a $336 billion treasure hunt. Now, even Larry Fink is doing a 180, holding Bitcoin like it’s the last bagel at a brunch buffet. 💼🍞

More Statues, More Problems

Picozzi’s five other statues are scattered like crypto breadcrumbs across Switzerland, El Salvador, Japan, Vietnam, and Miami (where crypto is taken more seriously than sunscreen). Her goal? 21 statues worldwide-because why stop at one tribute when you can have a full set, like Pokémon cards but with more existential dread. 🧑‍🚀🌴

“The statue represents a hacker in his stereotyped pose, sitting with the laptop on his legs,” Picozzi said, because nothing says “revolutionary” like looking like you’re about to ask your mom for a password reset. It’s a tribute to developers everywhere, fighting for transparency and freedom-probably while wearing hoodies and muttering about “decentralized trust.” 🖥️🕶️

So here we are: A statue of a myth in a building full of myths in suits. Satoshi’s ghost would probably roll his eyes, mine the block, and leave a comment in the code: “lol, wall street.” 😂💰

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2025-12-11 09:34