US EditionNYT Names Adam Back as Likely Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto
The investigation cites stylometric matches and archival clues, but Back denies the claim and no cryptographic proof has identified Satoshi Nakamoto.
- On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, The New York Times published a year-long investigation identifying Blockstream CEO Adam Back as the most likely candidate for Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, citing stylometric analysis and archival research across mailing lists.
- Back's candidacy centers on his 1997 invention of Hashcash, a proof-of-work system cited directly in Bitcoin's whitepaper, and his active role in the Cypherpunk movement proposing decentralized electronic cash between 1997 and 1999.
- Linguist Florian Cafiero identified 67 shared hyphenation errors between Back and Satoshi, nearly double the next closest candidate, though computational analysis of 134,308 mailing-list posts from 620 suspects remained inconclusive.
- Blockstream CEO Adam Back dismissed the investigation as 'confirmation bias' and denied being Satoshi; his identity could trigger mandatory disclosure of 1.1 million BTC worth roughly $118 billion under U.S. securities law.
- Cryptographic proof remains absent, leaving the mystery unresolved; many in the Bitcoin community view Satoshi's anonymity as foundational to trustless network operations without a central human leader.
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The New York Times says it’s identified Satoshi, the inventor of bitcoin
A report in The New York Times claims to have identified the person who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamato, the inventor of bitcoin and one of the richest people on Earth. According to the report, bitcoin’s inventor is Adam Back, a British cryptographer and still a major player in the bitcoin movement.
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