Argentine Bitcoiners unveil Satoshi Nakamoto cube monument in Buenos Aires
Satoshi monument unveiled in downtown Buenos Aires
A 2.4-metre, multi-dimensional cube called “The Genesis of Satoshi Nakamoto” was presented on October 29 at Polo Dot in Buenos Aires. It was shown as part of the Open Fest of LABITCONF 2026.
The work was driven by Bitcoin.ar through the fifth edition of the Premio B·Arte. Buenos Aires now has a monument dedicated to Satoshi Nakamoto, the person or group of people behind the creation of Bitcoin, whose identity remains unknown.
The opening included guided remarks by Rodolfo Andragnes, co-founder of Bitcoin.ar and LABITCONF, and a musical performance by Mayumaná.
Main details at a glance
- The cube measures 2.4 metres and has five faces: four on the sides and one on top.
- It was presented on October 29 at Polo Dot during the Open Fest of LABITCONF 2026.
- It was promoted by Bitcoin.ar through the fifth edition of the Premio B·Arte.
- Rodolfo Andragnes gave guided remarks at the opening, and Mayumaná performed music.
- The work is described as combining art, technology and education.
What each side of the cube shows
Each face covers a different part of Bitcoin’s history and ideas. One face shows the figure of Satoshi Nakamoto. The source says this represents the anonymous character of Bitcoin’s creator and how the technology grew with help from thousands of people around the world. Reflections and repeated geometric forms are also meant to suggest a network, meaning a system of connected computers, that copies and expands.
Another face covers Bitcoin’s limited supply. It shows a cube that divides into halves in a Fibonacci sequence. This refers to “the halving”, when the reward for miners — people who help validate transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain, a shared digital record — is cut in half.
The source explains that the halving happens about every four years. It started at 50 bitcoins per block, where a block is a group of transactions added to the record. The reward is cut in half every four years for roughly 130 years. This continues until 21 million bitcoins have been created and the reward becomes zero.
Another face uses the first words of Bitcoin’s white paper, the document published by Satoshi Nakamoto on October 31, 2008. That document proposed electronic payments directly between people, without needing a financial institution in between.
Another face shows information from the genesis block, the first block on the Bitcoin chain, created on January 3, 2009. It includes a reference to a headline from The Times newspaper that Satoshi placed in that first block.
The top face has two phrases: “Don’t trust, verify”, which means checking information yourself rather than trusting it at face value, and “Vires in numeris”, Latin for “strength in numbers”. The source links the second phrase to safety through many people and to money built and defended by cryptography, a method of coding information, rather than by authority or military power.
An artwork meant to be walked around and explored
The monument was designed not only as a tribute, but also as an educational experience. Visitors are invited to walk around it, look at it from different angles, and learn about the ideas shown on each part.
The source quotes the intention as bringing Bitcoin closer to people already in its community, while also raising curiosity among people who do not yet know its history.
Where this report came from
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