Nobel Laureate’s Wartime Story Calls Crypto ‘Best Proof’ Money Has Long Been Virtual - Decrypt

Nobel Laureate's Wartime Story References Crypto

Nobel Prize winner László Krasznahorkai's short story features a soldier in a Ukrainian trench discussing cryptocurrency as the "best proof" that money is virtual.

Krasznahorkai was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "compelling and visionary oeuvre" that reaffirms the power of art.

Crypto is "best proof" money is virtual

The crypto reference appears in his short story "An Angel Passed Above Us", published in The Yale Review in February, where a soldier discusses crypto, blockchain, and beliefs with a motionless comrade.

The digital asset community has taken notice of this unexpected reference to cryptocurrency in Krasznahorkai's work.

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Nobel laureate's story highlights crypto as proof of virtual money.

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Decrypt Decrypt — 2025-10-13

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