{"id":36579,"date":"2025-08-04T07:40:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tradesilvania.com\/satoshi-nakamoto-statue-found-vandalized-in-lake-lugano\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T07:40:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:40:05","slug":"satoshi-nakamoto-statue-found-vandalized-in-lake-lugano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradesilvania.com\/en\/news\/satoshi-nakamoto-statue-found-vandalized-in-lake-lugano\/","title":{"rendered":"Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Found Vandalized in Lake Lugano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradesilvania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Satoshi-Nakamoto-Statue-Found-Vandalized-in-Lake-Lugano.png\" alt=\"Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Found Vandalized in Lake Lugano\" \/>\n            <\/p>\n<p>The symbolic statue of <a href=\"https:\/\/tradesilvania.com\/en\/prices\/bitcoin?ref=tradesilvania.com\">Bitcoin<\/a>&#8216;s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, was found vandalized in Lake Lugano shortly after being reported stolen. The artwork, created by artist Valentina Picozzi and located in Parco Ciani, Lugano, was discovered in several pieces by municipal workers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the art collective Satoshigallery, which designed and installed the statue, it was broken off from its welded base\u2014suggesting an act of vandalism rather than an attempt to sell or profit from the piece. The statue was unveiled in October 2024 and quickly became a recognized symbol of Bitcoin\u2019s cultural movement.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, the motive remains unknown. There is speculation about a possible link to Swiss National Day celebrations, but authorities have not confirmed this. Satoshigallery has announced a reward of 0.1 BTC (over $11,000) for any information leading to the identification of those responsible.<\/p>\n<p>The collective has not yet issued a detailed statement regarding plans for restoring or reinstalling the statue. The incident has sparked strong reactions from the crypto community, with many users expressing outrage online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>            The symbolic statue of Bitcoin&#39;s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, was found vandalized in Lake Lugano shortly after being reported stolen. The artwork, created by artist Valentina Picozzi and located in Parco Ciani, Lugano, was discovered in several pieces by municipal workers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the art collective Satoshigallery, which designed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[99,98],"class_list":["post-36579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-en","tag-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tradesilvania News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Satoshi statue vandalized in Switzerland. 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