NYT Names Adam Back as Likely Satoshi Nakamoto, Back Denies
TL;DR
The New York Times reports that Adam Back, Blockstream’s CEO, is the strongest candidate to be Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto, a claim Back denies. Investigative journalist John Carreyrou points to circumstantial similarities in language and timelines and Back’s early Hashcash work as supportive clues, but offers no definitive proof. The crypto community argues that identifying Nakamoto isn’t materially important to Bitcoin’s fundamentals, which have operated for over a decade, while markets nudged higher as bitcoin hovered around $71,700.
- Latest investigation into bitcoin founder ties identity to Blockstream CEO Adam Back CNBC
- Adam Back Denies He Is Satoshi Nakamoto in Response to Times Investigation The New York Times
- British computer scientist denies he is bitcoin developer Satoshi Nakamoto The Guardian
- Adam Back says he is not Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto BBC
- The New York Times says it has identified Satoshi, bitcoin’s inventor. The crypto industry doesn’t seem to care. MarketWatch
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