Satoshi Statue at NYSE: Art or Absurdity? 🤔

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The NYSE just did the most. They unveiled a statue of Satoshi Nakamoto-some guy we’ve never met, possibly a cat-on Wall Street. Because nothing says “financial innovation” like putting a bronze enigma in a place that once sold shares of the East India Company. 🏛️💸

Twenty One Capital, the firm behind it, must’ve thought, “Let’s throw some crypto art in the mix to confuse everyone.” Congrats, they did it. Now the statue’s on its sixth location, like a Banksy with a blockchain fetish. 🖼️💻

Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Debuts at NYSE

NYSE’s post on X read like a press release written by a teenager: “This is a ‘shared ground between emerging systems and established institutions.’” Oh, how original. Next, they’ll tell us they’re bridging the gap between coffee and decaf. ☕📜

“From code to culture, the placement represents an artistic reflection on how new ideas become part of shared history.”

Translation: “We don’t know what we’re doing, but it’s definitely art.” The timing? Perfect. They timed it to Nakamoto’s 2008 email list. Because nothing says “relevance” like referencing a decade-old forum post. 📧🕰️

Meanwhile, in Lugano, one of Picozzi’s statues went missing-then was found in a lake. Because why not turn a $4 billion crypto play into a Swiss National Day scavenger hunt? 🏞️🕵️♂️ The statue’s stripes vanish into code head-on. Brilliant. Now it’s just a soggy puddle. 🌊🧱

XXI Battles Early Market Turbulence

Twenty One Capital’s stock debut was a masterclass in chaos. They opened with 43,514 BTC ($4B) and promptly lost 20% on day one. Because merging with a blank-check company is the surest way to build trust. 📉💣

Shares bounced back slightly, closing at $11.96-a price so arbitrary it could’ve been chosen by flipping a Bitcoin block. They traded between $11.54 and $12.51, which is Wall Street’s version of “I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine.” 📊🎭

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2025-12-11 16:06