Satoshi Nakamoto Monument Unveiled in Buenos Aires by Argentine Bitcoin Community

A multi-dimensional cube artwork titled “The Genesis of Satoshi Nakamoto,” standing 2.4 meters tall, was unveiled on October 29 at Polo Dot during the Open Fest of LABITCONF 2026. The piece, promoted by Bitcoin.ar through the Premio B·Arte initiative, merges art, technology and education to explore Bitcoin’s core concepts. The launch included guided commentary from Rodolfo Andragnes and a performance by Mayumaná, as stated in an announcement from the organizers.

The Argentine capital now features a monument honoring Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator—or creators—of Bitcoin.

Developed through the fifth edition of the Premio B·Arte, the monument serves both as a tribute and as an educational artistic installation. Its five panels—four on the sides and one on top—guide viewers through various ideas explaining Bitcoin’s origins, operation and philosophy.

At the unveiling, Rodolfo Andragnes—co-founder of Bitcoin.ar and LABITCONF—offered the public insights into the work’s details, helping interpret its elements and the meanings behind the depictions. Mayumaná’s musical performance added rhythm to the event marking the new Bitcoin-focused space.

Five panels reveal Bitcoin’s history and concepts

Each face of the monument opens a door to a distinct Bitcoin concept. The depiction of Satoshi Nakamoto symbolizes the creator’s anonymity and the collective nature of a technology that, once launched, expanded through a global network of participants. Reflective and multiplied geometric forms evoke the structure of a growing and replicating network.

Another panel addresses Bitcoin’s programmed scarcity with a cube that divides into halves following a Fibonacci sequence. This illustrates the halving mechanism, which cuts miner block rewards roughly every four years, regulating new bitcoin issuance. Starting at 50 bitcoins per block, the reward halves every four years for about 130 years until 21 million bitcoins are mined and the reward reaches zero. This supply cap defines Bitcoin’s appeal as hard money.

The installation also displays the opening words of Bitcoin’s white paper, released by Satoshi Nakamoto on October 31, 2008. That document proposes direct electronic payments between individuals without a financial intermediary, a foundational principle of the technology.

One face reproduces data from the genesis block, the first Bitcoin block created on January 3, 2009. It includes the headline from The Times that Satoshi embedded in that block, linking Bitcoin’s birth to its historical context.

On the top panel, two phrases summarize key principles: “Don't trust, verify,” urging independent verification, and “Vires in numeris,” Latin for “strength in numbers,” referring to the security of collective privacy and the self-evident power of cryptography-backed money.

The monument encourages not just passive viewing but active exploration, inviting visitors to walk around, observe from different angles and learn the ideas behind each section. “The intention is to bring Bitcoin closer to those who are already part of its community, but also to awaken the curiosity of those who do not yet know its history.”

A collaborative project linking art, technology and education

The monument was created by engineer Ricardo Alonso and architect Celeste Difabio Videla, a Bariloche-based artistic duo who won the fifth Premio B·Arte. The cube measures 2.40 meters on each side and is constructed from stainless steel and glass.

Teams and collaborators from various parts of the country worked on its construction, combining different trades and materials. Visual artist Aída Pippo, who researches new technologies in art and serves on Bitcoin.ar’s board, led the project and coordinated production and assembly.

“It gives me great pride to feel that this is something we can leave in our city and in our country,” Andragnes said during the presentation, emphasizing the value of a collective effort with a cultural and educational impact.

The creators noted they wanted the work to be a community gathering point and an entry for newcomers. “You don’t always have the possibility of leaving something for posterity,” they said about seeing the finished monument installed in Buenos Aires.

Bitcoin.ar intends the monument to become a permanent city resource—a space for schools, universities, families and visitors to learn Bitcoin’s story, discover its principles and spark conversations about the future of money and technology. The goal is for the artwork to grow through educational activities and remain in Buenos Aires as a legacy.

The project received funding from the Fundación Bitcoin Iberoamérica and represents a novel approach to bringing Bitcoin’s history and ideas into public cultural spaces beyond digital contexts.