One of the most talked about enigmas of blockchain technologies is nothing more and nothing less than who was the creator of Bitcoin?
There are many theories about who Sotoshi Nakamoto is or was, but none of them have been proven. Some of the most mentioned theories claim that it was one of these people:
- Hal Finney. Hal Finney, as he was an early adopter and developer of Bitcoin. He was also the first person to receive a Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto. However, Finney to this day adamantly denies being Satoshi Nakamoto.
- Craig Wright. Craig Wright an Australian computer scientist who claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto in 2016. However, his claims were met with skepticism and many experts believe that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto.
- Nick Szabo. Nick Szabo another computer scientist and legal jurist known for his work on smart contracts. He is also the author of a white paper on a decentralized digital currency that has many similarities to Bitcoin. However, Szaboal like Finney has denied being Satoshi Nakamoto.
- There are many other people rumored to be Satoshi Nakamoto, including Dorian Nakamoto, a Japanese-American engineer; Nicolas van Saberhagen, a computer programmer who created the Hashcash proof-of-work system; and Wei Dei, a Chinese-American computer scientist who worked on the DigiCash digital currency system. However, there is no evidence to support any of these claims or anything to back them up.
The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto to this day remains a great mystery. However, the work they did in creating Bitcoin has had a profound impact on the world. Bitcoin is now a multi-billion dollar project and has the potential to revolutionize the way we think about money, with many calling it the queen of cryptocurrencies, its fluctuation almost arguably determining the market.
It may never be known who Satoshi Nakamoto is or was. Only with demonstrable evidence could it be known
