Statue to Bitcoin inventor unveiled in Budapest

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 18, 2021 12:35 am

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: Hungarian Bitcoin enthusiasts unveiled a statue in Budapest on Thursday (Friday in Manila), which they say is the first in the world to honor Satoshi Nakamoto, the enigmatic inventor of the virtual currency.

The bronze bust is of a hooded figure, in an allusion to the fact that the true identity of Nakamoto - a pseudonym - is unknown.

A woman looks at her reflection in a newly unveiled statue of the mysterious developer of the Bitcoin digital currency in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. A bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital on Thursday which its creators say is the first in the world to pay homage to the anonymous creator of the Bitcoin digital currency. Erected in a business park near the Danube River in Budapest, the bust sits atop a stone plinth engraved with the name of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym of the mysterious developer of Bitcoin whose true identity is unknown. AP Photo

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