{"id":341326,"date":"2021-09-17T19:04:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T16:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/statue-of-anonymous-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-unveiled-in-hungary\/"},"modified":"2021-09-17T19:04:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T16:04:16","slug":"statue-of-anonymous-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-unveiled-in-hungary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/statue-of-anonymous-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-unveiled-in-hungary\/","title":{"rendered":"#Statue of anonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto unveiled in Hungary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Statue of anonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto unveiled in Hungary<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A group of crypto enthusiasts in Hungary built a bronze bust of the anonymous creator of bitcoin \u2014 but had to pay the sculptors in regular currency. <\/p>\n<p>The statue, dedicated to the mysterious founder of bitcoin known by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, was unveiled Thursday in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think of Satoshi as the founding father of the whole cryptocurrency industry,\u201d said Andras Gyorfi, editor of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kriptoakademia.com\/\">Kripto Akademia<\/a> and the initiator of the statue project in Budapest. \u201cHe created bitcoin, he created the blockchain <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, he\u2019s the god of our market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concept of bitcoin was first floated in a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoin.org\/bitcoin.pdf\">white paper<\/a>\u00a0written by an anonymous figure under the pen name Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-85.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Sculptors and other idea contributors unveil the statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious inventor of the virtual currency bitcoin, at the Graphisoft Park in Budapest.\" class=\"wp-image-19489399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-85.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-85.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-85.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sculptors and other idea contributors unveil the statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious inventor of the virtual currency bitcoin, at the Graphisoft Park in Budapest.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The paper outlined the underlying technology of how bitcoin would work, and the currency launched in 2009, but it remains unclear who Nakamoto is and whether it\u2019s even an individual or a group of people.<\/p>\n<p>The statue of the anonymous figure, erected in Graphisoft Park near the Danube River, includes a featureless, reflective face so that viewers can see themselves when viewing it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all Satoshi,\u201d Gyorfi <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=em74TdeSsbw\">declared Thursday<\/a> at an unveiling event before pulling a cover off the statue. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-87.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Fans pose for a photo with the statue of Satoshi Nakamoto after its unveiling at the Graphisoft Park in Budapest.\" class=\"wp-image-19489401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-87.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-87.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-87.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Fans pose for a photo with the statue of Satoshi Nakamoto after its unveiling at the Graphisoft Park in Budapest.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The face is wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in a bronze hoodie with the popularized bitcoin logo on the chest.  <\/p>\n<p>Gyorfi\u00a0said it\u2019s the first statue in the world to pay homage to the anonymous creator.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the organizers of the project invited Nakamoto to the unveiling event, but no one in the crowd of several hundred came forward to stake a claim as the founder of the largest cryptocurrency in the world. <\/p>\n<p>The mystery of Nakamoto\u2019s identity is of such significance that Coinbase, the $51.7 billion cryptocurrency exchange, flagged as a risk factor in its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001679788\/000162828021005373\/coinbaseglobalincs-1a2.htm\">filing to go public<\/a>: \u201cthe identification of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous person or persons who developed Bitcoin, or the transfer of Satoshi\u2019s Bitcoins.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-91.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask looks at a statue of the mysterious developer of the Bitcoin digital currency in Budapest.\" class=\"wp-image-19489437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-91.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-91.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/satoshi-nakamoto-91.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask looks at a statue of the mysterious developer of the bitcoin digital currency in Budapest.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gyorfi said the statue was erected to show respect to Nakamoto, and to \u201craise awareness toward blockchain and cryptocurrencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with contributions from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statueofsatoshi.com\/\">other Hungarian bitcoin enthusiasts<\/a>, Gyorfi said he collected around $10,000 worth of cryptocurrency donations to pay for the statue.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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