Satoshi Nakamoto lands on Wall Street: NYSE unveils new statue

Twenty One Capital has brought Satoshi Nakamoto’s sculpture to the NYSE trading floor.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wednesday unveiled Italian artist Valentina Picozzi’s statue of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, the newest and sixth location for the work, which explores the cultural imprint of cryptocurrency.

The installation was installed by crypto treasury company Twenty One Capital.

Satoshi Nakamoto statue debuts on NYSE

In a post on X, the NYSE described the statue as a ‘shared terrain between emerging systems and established institutions’. NYSE further added:

“From code to culture: the installation 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 and laid the foundation for the creation of Bitcoin and the blockchain ecosystem.

According to Satoshigallery, one of Picozzi’s Satoshi Nakamoto statues was briefly reported missing in Lugano in August 2025 before being found in a nearby lake. The installation, which is also made of layered stripes that disappear 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 0.1 BTC reward 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 was confirmed by a theory when it was recovered. Picozzi posted images of the recovery and said the statue may need repairs. A petition followed later launched asks the city for support in the restoration of 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 truly Bitcoin-native publicly traded 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 is the third-largest public holder of the asset.

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Shares fell 20% in trading debut on Dec. 9 following its merger with blank-check company Cantor Equity Partners. The stock has shown signs of stabilization since then. Shares of Twenty One Capital closed Wednesday at $11.96, 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, recovering some ground after its volatile debut.