Satoshi Nakamoto Lands on Wall Street: NYSE Unveils New Statue

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wednesday unveiled Italian artist Valentina Picozzi’s statue of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, in the latest and sixth location for the work, which explores the cultural imprint of cryptocurrency. The installation was placed by crypto treasury firm Twenty One Capital. Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Debuts at NYSE In a post on X, the NYSE described the statue as a “shared ground between emerging systems and established institutions.” NYSE further added, “From code to culture, the placement represents an artistic reflection on how new ideas become part of shared history.” The timing of the installation coincides with the anniversary of Nakamoto’s original Bitcoin mailing list, which first appeared on December 10, 2008, laying the foundation for the creation of Bitcoin and the blockchain ecosystem. In August 2025, one of Picozzi’s Satoshi Nakamoto statues in Lugano was briefly reported missing before being found in a nearby lake, according to Satoshigallery. The installation, which is also made of layered stripes that vanish into code when viewed head-on, had been in place since late 2024 as part of the city’s plan to promote itself as a global Bitcoin hub. The gallery reported the statue missing on August 3 and offered a reward of 0.1 BTC for information after photos showed only empty ground at the site. Local X users said that the piece may have been thrown into the lake during Swiss National Day celebrations, a theory confirmed when it was recovered. Picozzi posted images of the retrieval and said the statue may need repairs. A petition was later launched asking the city for support in restoring the artwork. XXI Battles Early Market Turbulence Twenty One Capital began trading this week under the ticker XXI and is being touted as the first true Bitcoin-native public company. It is backed by some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Tether, Bitfinex, and SoftBank. The company holds 43,514 BTC, which is worth more than $4 billion and ranks as the third-largest public holder of the asset. Its shares plunged 20% on its trading debut on December 9 after merging with the blank-check company Cantor Equity Partners. The stock has since shown signs of stabilisation. Twenty One Capital’s shares closed at $11.96 on Wednesday, up 4.7% on the day, according to market data. It opened at $12.30 and traded between $11.54 and $12.51 during the session, and managed to recover some ground after its volatile debut. The post Satoshi Nakamoto Lands on Wall Street: NYSE Unveils New Statue appeared first on CryptoPotato .