Bitcoin’s Ghost Haunts Wall Street đŸ‘»

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The other day, they hauled a statue-a stone man, mind you-right into the New York Stock Exchange. Not a banker, not a CEO, but the ghost of Satoshi Nakamoto. Satoshi, the fella who dreamed up Bitcoin. Seems folks on Wall Street are finally admitting this digital dust might just stick.

Twenty One Capital, a name that sounds like a bad sci-fi movie, put the thing there. They’re fresh off a public listing, backed by enough heavy hitters – Tether, SoftBank, the whole crew – to make a small country nervous. They’re braggin’ about holdin’ enough Bitcoin to make a fella rich, maybe even two, but still short of what ol’ Satoshi himself’s sittin’ on. That man, or maybe it’s a woman, or maybe a committee of squirrels… holds a fortune that’d make Croesus blush. 💰

They call the statue ‘art.’ Art. Like stickin’ a wrench in the gears of the establishment is art. The NYSE themselves said it’s about “new ideas.” Right. New ideas that might just eat their lunch. It’s kinda like lettin’ the fox guard the henhouse, only the fox is made of code and the henhouse is
 well, everything.

“Satoshi Nakamoto”
Valentina Picozzi – @satoshigallery

Twenty One Capital places a statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of bitcoin, in NYSE. Its new home marks a shared ground between emerging systems and established institutions. From code to culture, the placement


– NYSE 🏛 (@NYSE) December 10, 2025

Jack Mallers, the fella runnin’ Twenty One Capital, says this is about “giving Bitcoin the place it deserves.” Deserves, huh? That’s a strong word. Seems to me Bitcoin just kinda showed up and started makin’ waves. They’ve got a hunk of the stuff, 43,514 Bitcoins worth a few billion at last check. Not bad for something that wasn’t supposed to amount to much.

And the statues
 they’re poppin’ up everywhere. Vietnam’s got one, Switzerland had to rescue one from a lake – vandalism, they called it. Probably just a disgruntled banker. Valentina Picozzi, she’s the artist, wants 21 of ‘em around the globe. All hailin’ the mysterious Satoshi. It’s a bit much, if you ask me. Kinda like buildin’ a monument to a rumor.

There’s still folks tryin’ to figure out who Satoshi really is. Some HBO show pointed a finger at a Canadian software fella, Peter Todd. He says they’re full of it, naturally. Complicated things, these digital mysteries. Hollywood’s gettin’ in on it too, a thriller called ‘Killing Satoshi,’ starring folks you’ve probably heard of. Seems everyone wants a piece of the puzzle, or at least a good story. 🎬

So, there it stands. A stone Satoshi, lookin’ down on the chaos of Wall Street. It’s a sight, alright. A reminder that sometimes, the things that disrupt the world start with just a few lines of code and a whole lot of anonymity. And a statue. Don’t forget the statue. đŸ€·

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2025-12-11 11:05