It was at exactly 16th of September 2021 that a group of cryptocurrency enthusiast unveiled the first ever statue of the bitcoin founder, Satoshi Nakamoto. The memory resurfaced online this month as a remembrance of an event that called the attention of the world to see the faceless sculpture of a great inventor, Satoshi. I looked up their site to find out why they built a statue of a person they do not know his face, identity, gender, etc.
The answer remains for the love and memory of Satoshi, it doesn't matter about any concrete information on Satoshi, the faceless Statue was only erected to remind people that they play as more role in cryptocurrency like Satoshi did. That's why the face was made transparent. Additionally, it was made of Bronze, and it's the work of two Hungarian sculptures, Gergely Réka and Tamás Gilly.
It's located in the heart of Europe - Budapest at Graphisoft Park - open 24/7 for visitors.
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twitterHonoring Satoshi Nakamoto with a statue is truly a creative and heartfelt gesture. Its a powerful symbol of the revolutionary ideas Nakamoto introduced, and it shows how deeply people in the crypto community appreciate his contributions. The faceless statue represents the decentralized nature of Bitcoin and highlights how its value goes beyond a single individual, emphasizing the impact of the collective effort.
That said, while it's a fitting tribute, we need to be cautious about turning this into a form of hero worship. The core philosophy of Bitcoin is to avoid centralized authority and personality cults, focusing on the technology and the community. Idolizing one figure, even symbolically, might detract from the decentralized ethos Nakamoto himself stood for.
Still, its a great way to remind people that everyone can contribute to something as transformative as Bitcoin!
