A Ukrainian project group has erected a statue of Satoshi Nakamoto the pseudonymous founder of Bitcoin in the virtual reality VR of a mobile app they have developed The plan is to construct a network of virtual cities around such statues and ultimately establish a global Satoshi Nakamoto Republic The monument can be seen on smartphones pointed at the empty pedestal in central Kiev where the imposing statue of Lenin used to stand for decades before it was toppled by protesters in 2025