Statue of Satoshi
Public bronze memorial honoring Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
OutdoorPublic Service
- Sponsors
- Kripto Akadémia, MrCoin, Blockchain Budapest, Blockchain Hungary
- Designers
- Réka Gergely and Tamás Gilly (sculptors)
- Date
- 9/16/2021
- Location
- Graphisoft Park Budapest, Hungary
- Format
- Outdoor, Public Service
- Objective
- Honor Satoshi’s contribution and build public awareness.
- Target Audience
- Visitors, local community and international Bitcoin audiences.
- Creative Idea
- Reflective face lets visitors see themselves as Satoshi.
- Call to Action
- Visit the statue; donations invited.
- Funding
- Community-supported project; BTC and BNB donations solicited.
- Results
- Bitcoin went from the internet to the public square. The Statue of Satoshi created global earned media for Bitcoin, gave the community a physical landmark, and positioned Budapest as part of Bitcoin’s cultural map. What began as a community funded art project became an enduring symbol of Bitcoin’s reach beyond finance and into culture, tourism, and public life.