The statue of Sato in Lugano is restored after burglary and vandalism


The iconic “disappearing” statue of pseudo-bitcoin (BTCAccording to the art collective responsible for installing the statue, the stolen creator Satoshi Nakamoto reportedly reportedly has been recovered on Saturday.

From Lugano CitySwitzerland, restored the statue, which was thrown into Lake Lugano Remove from it Parco Ciani, a lakeside park in Switzerland, by unknown people.

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Lugano municipal workers restored the iconic Sato Nakamo statue. source: Satoshigallery

Municipal workers found statues separately, indicating that they were vandalized rather than stolen money proceeds. The statue is welded to the base only at two spots on the foot of the statue, and the statue is still fixed to the base.

Satoshigallery offers a 0.1 BTC reward worth over $11,000 to reclaim the statue, Cointelegraph contacted Art Collective for comment, but could not get a response at the time of posting.

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The statue was found in debris on the banks of Lake Lugano. source: gravel

The iconic artwork of Italian artist and Bitcoin advocate Valentina Picozzi is Unveiled in October 2024 And has become the flagship symbol of the Bitcoin community. According to the artist, it took 21 months to fully plan and build the statue.

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The intentional reaction of the Bitcoin community to iconic symbols

The Bitcoin community’s response to theft and vandalism of statues has since become a symbol of the Bitcoin movement The mysterious creator of digital currency.

“It’s a tasteless and stupid thing. Hopefully they can find who did it,” Gurbacs, founder and CEO of Pointsville, a blockchain loyalty reward and tokenization platform, Write In X post.

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Part of the statue was thrown into the lake. source: gravel

Others, such as Pseudonym Bitcoin advocate Gritto Theorized That “drunk” party member celebrating Swiss National Day is a holiday commemorating the founding charter of European countries, responsible for intentional destruction.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino reaction Recover iconic statues with simple heart emojis on social media.

“You can steal our symbols, but you can never steal our souls,” satoshigallery explainwhile reaffirming the art collective’s commitment to put similar statues in 21 locations around the world.

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