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Madison Troyer

The New Status Symbol For Silicon Valley Tech Elites? Building Giant Statues

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If Ross Calvin, a crypto investor and the founder of Parhelion Digital, gets his way, the U.S. will soon have a new monument. The tech leader is currently working to get permission to build a massive statue of the Greek god Prometheus on Alcatraz Island, Bloomberg reports.

Getting the green light won't be easy. It will involve convincing President Donald Trump to reclassify Alcatraz as a national monument and will require raising at least $450 million to complete the build. Still, Calvin is confident he can get it done.

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