Indoors in the Blockchain Gallery at 1Matrix headquarters (Century building, Times City). Reported open to the public every Saturday (Sep 2025); hours unverified. Source: Viet Nam News
Who's behind it
Brought to Vietnam by the Vietnam Blockchain and Digital Asset Association (VBA); displayed at 1Matrix headquarters. Source: Viet Nam News (10 Sep 2025)
Part of Valentina Picozzi’s 21 Nodes series of Satoshi statues. See all 21 Nodes →
About
Inside the Blockchain Gallery at 1Matrix headquarters, which 1Matrix lists on the 16th floor of the Century building, Times City, 458 Minh Khai (whether the gallery itself is on that floor is unverified). Reported open to the public on Saturdays in Sep 2025; hours unverified. The map pin is a third-party location for the building, so it is approximate.
📖 The story
Artist
Valentina Picozzi (Satoshigallery). The Vietnam Blockchain and Digital Asset Association says she spent 21 months completing the piece.Sources: Viet Nam News (10 Sep 2025)
Brought to Vietnam by the Vietnam Blockchain and Digital Asset Association (VBA; chairman Phan Đức Trung) and displayed at 1Matrix headquarters.Sources: Viet Nam News (10 Sep 2025)
What the design means
It fades from the front, "symbolising Nakamoto's retreat after laying the foundation for a decentralised system". The VBA says it "represents the culture of decentralisation".Sources: Viet Nam News (10 Sep 2025)
Series
Reported Reported as the 4th Picozzi statue. Viet Nam News calls it the "fifth such artwork" worldwide, counting Budapest.Sources: Viet Nam News (10 Sep 2025)
Only facts we could source. Items tagged “Reported” are not fully confirmed.
🧭 Visiting
Getting there
Buses only, as far as we could verify. OpenStreetMap shows the "T1 Vinhomes Times City" (about 130 m) and "Khu đô thị Times City" (about 240 m) stops near the complex's centre. Routes and the walk to the Century building are unverified.
Parking: unverified.
Exact spot
Indoors in the Blockchain Gallery at 1Matrix headquarters in Times City (Viet Nam News). 1Matrix gives its address as 16th floor, Century building, Times City, 458 Minh Khai, Hanoi. Whether the gallery is on that same floor is unverified. A third-party listing pins the Century building at about 20.99732, 105.86837 (unverified).
Photo tip
It's a Satoshigallery design: seen from an angle, Satoshi's profile is visible, and from the front it fades to near transparency (Viet Nam News). Take both angles.
Generic tip (not from a source): it's indoors, so turn off your flash to avoid glare on the metal slats.
Hours & access
Indoors. In Sep 2025 it was reported open to the public every Saturday (Viet Nam News; VNA), with no hours given. Confirm with 1Matrix before you go, because this hasn't been re-verified since.
