In this article we are going to explore the legend about the “person” who first created Bitcoin and the Blockchain. We are going to talk about Satoshi Nakamoto.
It all starts in November 2008, when a person with the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin protocol, the whitepaper and started a revolution.
But who is Satoshi? There are various theories that we are going to explore.
We dont know if he is a he or a she, he is a single person or a team. We know that before the birth of Bitcoin as we know, there were a group of crypto enthusiasts who evolved the technology and bitcoin could be their creation.
Anyone who over the years has been referred to as the true Satoshi has always denied and whoever claimed to be, has never brought irrefutable evidence.
It should be noted that in Japanese “satoshi” means “clear, quick and wise thought”, “Naka” can mean “medium”, “within” or “relationship”. “Moto” can mean “origin” or “foundation”.
Whether this meant it or not, it has never been possible to trace it back to the person or group of people who invented the Bitcoin system. In fact, Satoshi Nakamoto’s last contact was in 2011, when he declared that he had moved on to other projects and that he had left Bitcoin in good hands with Gavin Andresen. From then on Satoshi disappeared, fueling the doubts and the legend of him.
Let’s go see the theories developed by fans
- Satoshi Nakamoto is probably a group of HiTEch Companies
Some even suggest that Samsung, Toshiba, Nakamichi, and Motorola together created Bitcoin, as you can tell from their names:
“Satoshi Nakamoto” …
- Samsung and Toshiba —- Satoshi
- Nakamichi and Motorola —- Nakamoto
We are not sure about it, but it could be a group of technicians from these companies who invented the technology
- Satoshi Nakamoto is Nick Szabo
Nick Sazbo is an American cryptographer and computer scientist. He is considered by some to be the creator of BTC since he conceived the idea of digital currency by creating Bit Gold, which was its unfortunate predecessor due to its limitations. After some analysis of the BTC whitepaper, some bloggers indicated Szabo as the real Satoshi, a thesis he always disavowed.
- Satoshi Nakamoto is Craig Steven Wright
Craig Wright, an Australian entrepreneur, told the BBC on May 2, 2016 that he was the inventor of BTC. But he never brought really interesting evidence in favor of his declaration and even some time later he wrote “sorry” on his blog putting an end to the story.
- Satoshi Nakamoto is Dorian Nakamoto
In March 2014, some sources said they had found the real Satoshi Nakamoto and that he lived in California. Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto is a physicist and engineer. But he withdrew from all entanglement by denying that he was the right Nakamoto.
- Satoshi Nakamoto is Hal Finney
Hal was a cryptographer well before his involvement in BTC and it was on the first mailing list that he received the whitepaper written by Satoshi. Hal has repeatedly claimed that he has been in contact with Satoshi to help him, and his writing style is very similar to that of the whitepaper. However, he showed some e-mails where he wrote to Satoshi. He was also the first to receive a BTC transaction on January 12, 2009 from Satoshi after the creation of the Genesis Block