Overview
- The life-sized perspective-illusion statue was found broken in Lake Lugano on August 3, hours after being reported stolen from Parco Ciani Park
- Local authorities and volunteers secured the statue’s fragments and transported them to a safe location for assessment and restoration
- Satoshigallery reiterated its 0.1 BTC reward offer for information leading to the statue’s recovery
- Eyewitness accounts and commentators speculate that intoxicated celebrants may have vandalized the sculpture during Swiss National Day festivities
- The gallery confirmed it will proceed with plans to install 21 Satoshi Nakamoto statues worldwide to mirror Bitcoin’s 21 million coin cap