A Satoshi Nakamoto statue created by artist Valentina Picozzi now stands at the New York Stock Exchange, marking a shift in Wall Street’s relationship with cryptocurrency. The installation represents the sixth placement of Picozzi’s “disappearing” statue series, with previous locations in Switzerland, El Salvador, Japan, Vietnam and Miami.
The NYSE called the statue “shared ground between emerging systems and established institutions” in its announcement. Twenty One Capital, a Bitcoin firm that began trading this week, arranged the installation at the exchange traditionally associated with conventional finance.
Picozzi described seeing her work at the NYSE as mind-blowing, stating this achievement exceeded expectations. The artist plans to place 21 statues globally, referencing Bitcoin’s theoretical 21 million coin maximum supply cap.
The installation coincides with the anniversary of the Bitcoin mailing list launched by Nakamoto on Dec. 10, 2008. Nakamoto mined the genesis block on Jan. 3, 2009, creating the first 50 Bitcoin and establishing the foundation for today’s crypto industry.
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Source: CRYPTO WORLD NETWORK NEWS
