{"id":9162,"date":"2023-01-16T14:19:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/?p=9162"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:10:58","slug":"who-is-satoshi-nakamoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto","title":{"rendered":"Who is Satoshi Nakamoto: identity and bitcoins he holds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#how_bitcoin_was_born\" >How Bitcoin was born<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#the_architecture_of_the_system\" >The architecture of the system<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#satoshis_farewell\" >Satoshi&#8217;s farewell?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#what_satoshi_nakamoto_did_in_the_early_years_of_bitcoin\" >What Satoshi Nakamoto did in the early years of Bitcoin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#why_satoshi_nakamoto_disappeared\" >Why Satoshi Nakamoto disappeared<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#who_could_be_satoshi_nakamoto\" >Who could be Satoshi Nakamoto<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#hal_finney\" >Hal Finney<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#nick_szabo\" >Nick Szabo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#craig_steven_wright\" >Craig Steven Wright<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#adam_back\" >Adam Back<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#dorian_nakamoto_and_other_names_that_made_headlines\" >Dorian Nakamoto and other names that made headlines<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#how_many_bitcoins_does_satoshi_nakamoto_have\" >How many Bitcoins does Satoshi Nakamoto have<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#satoshis_last_known_messages\" >Satoshi&#8217;s last known messages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#the_legacy_of_satoshi_nakamoto\" >The legacy of Satoshi Nakamoto<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto\/#frequently_asked_questions_about_satoshi_nakamoto\" >Frequently asked questions about Satoshi Nakamoto<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 8<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span><p>Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonym of the person (or group of people) who created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-bitcoin\">Bitcoin<\/a> and designed its original software.\u00a0<strong>His identity remains the greatest mystery of the digital age<\/strong>, as he disappeared from public life shortly after changing the financial system forever.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30699 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-compressed-8-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-compressed-8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-compressed-8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-compressed-8-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-compressed-8-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-compressed-8-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although today we associate the name Satoshi Nakamoto with one of the most disruptive technological innovations of the 21st century, the truth is that no one knows who is hiding behind it. What we do know is that on October 31, 2008, Satoshi published the famous\u00a0<strong>Bitcoin Whitepaper<\/strong>, proposing a peer-to-peer electronic cash system that did not depend on banks or governments.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_bitcoin_was_born\"><\/span><strong>How Bitcoin was born<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On October 31, 2008, in the midst of the global financial crisis, Nakamoto published a nine-page document on a cryptography mailing list that would change the world: the whitepaper titled\u00a0<strong>\u00abBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In essence, this protocol promised a borderless digital currency, protected by cryptography and beyond the control of banks. Just a few months later, on January 3, 2009, Satoshi launched the network by mining the\u00a0<strong>Genesis Block<\/strong>, the first block of the Bitcoin blockchain, which included a hidden message about the bank bailouts of the time.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_architecture_of_the_system\"><\/span><strong>The architecture of the system<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Nakamoto revolutionized the financial sector by merging\u00a0<strong>cryptography with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/guide-to-understanding-blockchain-without-doing-3-programming-masters-degrees\">blockchain<\/a> technology<\/strong>\u00a0to eliminate the need for intermediaries. Through a decentralized network of volunteers and the use of digital signatures, users can prove ownership of their funds and validate their transactions securely. This ecosystem guarantees\u00a0<strong>privacy and autonomy<\/strong>, allowing the network to operate under mathematical rules rather than relying on trust in a central institution.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30700 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-compressed-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-compressed-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-compressed-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-compressed-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-compressed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-compressed-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To prevent fraud and\u00a0<strong>double spending<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>Proof of Work (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-proof-of-work-the-bitcoin-consensus-protocol\">PoW<\/a>)<\/strong>\u00a0consensus mechanism was implemented, where miners contribute computing power to validate data honestly. Security lies in the fact that the network only recognizes the\u00a0<strong>longest blockchain<\/strong>\u00a0as valid.<\/p>\n<p>Although theoretically an attacker could attempt a\u00a0<strong>\u00ab51% attack\u00bb<\/strong>, the probability of success decreases dramatically over time, and the code prevents anyone from creating coins at will or altering the issuance rules.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"satoshis_farewell\"><\/span><strong>Satoshi&#8217;s farewell?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In April 2011, Nakamoto sent his last known message, delegating management of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoin.org\/bitcoin.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Bitcoin.org<\/a> domain to\u00a0<strong>Martti Malmi<\/strong>, one of the first developers. Since then, the creator has remained silent, allowing Bitcoin to grow as a truly decentralized protocol.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3-compressed-1-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3-compressed-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3-compressed-1.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although the original site hosted the whitepaper for over a decade, its legal history has been complex, including copyright disputes in 2021. However, the base reference remains that original 2008 document, which today is considered the\u00a0<strong>\u00abManifesto of Financial Freedom\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_satoshi_nakamoto_did_in_the_early_years_of_bitcoin\"><\/span><strong>What Satoshi Nakamoto did in the early years of Bitcoin<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Satoshi Nakamoto&#8217;s role was essential in establishing the foundations of modern financial sovereignty. Beyond being a mere programmer, Nakamoto acted as the\u00a0<strong>architect of an entire ecosystem<\/strong>, personally handling the protocol design, publication of the original whitepaper, and development of the initial software.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 288px\" width=\"1119\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Milestone<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Whitepaper Publication<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2008<\/td>\n<td>On October 31 he presents the technical document describing a bank-free peer-to-peer electronic cash system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Genesis Block<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2009<\/td>\n<td>On January 3 he mines the first block (Block 0), officially launching the Bitcoin network to the world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Protest message<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2009<\/td>\n<td>Includes in Block 0 the\u00a0<em>The Times<\/em>\u00a0headline about the bank bailout, marking Bitcoin&#8217;s ethical purpose.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>First transaction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2009<\/td>\n<td>On January 12 he makes the first send of 10 BTC to\u00a0<strong>Hal Finney<\/strong>, demonstrating that the system worked.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Leadership and development<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2009-2010<\/td>\n<td>Acts as lead developer, fixing bugs and collaborating with the nascent community on forums.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Control handover<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2010<\/td>\n<td>Hands over control of the code repository and key domains (such as Bitcoin.org)\u00a0to developers like\u00a0<strong>Gavin Andresen<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Final disappearance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2011<\/td>\n<td>In April he bids farewell with a message stating he has\u00a0<strong>\u00abmoved on to other things\u00bb<\/strong>, leaving the project in the hands of the community.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why_satoshi_nakamoto_disappeared\"><\/span><strong>Why Satoshi Nakamoto disappeared<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Satoshi Nakamoto&#8217;s disappearance in April 2011 is one of the most momentous acts in the history of technology. Although he never gave a definitive reason, the community and Bitcoin historians agree on several hypotheses that explain why he decided to step aside.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 173px\" width=\"1120\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Motive<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Benefit for Bitcoin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total decentralization<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Avoided becoming a\u00a0<strong>\u00absingle point of failure\u00bb<\/strong>. Without a leader or CEO, the protocol became neutral and the community took the reins of development, ensuring that no one had unilateral control.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Security and privacy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Maintaining anonymity protects his physical integrity given his enormous fortune (1M BTC). It also prevents his personal life or ideology from distracting from the software&#8217;s technical progress.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Legal resistance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>With no central figure, the risk of governments or agencies exerting pressure, censoring the project, or forcing code changes through legal action was eliminated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"who_could_be_satoshi_nakamoto\"><\/span><strong>Who could be Satoshi Nakamoto<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Journalists and online amateur investigators have spent over 17 years trying to unmask the genius cryptocurrency inventor hiding behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.\u00a0<strong>Who is the face behind the enigmatic character?<\/strong>\u00a0Meet these 8 candidates.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"hal_finney\"><\/span><strong>Hal Finney<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/meet-hal-finney-bitcoin-pioneer\">Hal Finney<\/a> is considered one of the strongest candidates due to his background as a\u00a0<strong>cypherpunk developer<\/strong>\u00a0and pioneer in digital cash. He was the first person, besides Satoshi, to run the Bitcoin software, immortalized in his famous <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/halfin\/status\/1110302988?s=20\">tweet<\/a> \u00abRunning bitcoin\u00bb in January 2009, and the recipient of the\u00a0<strong>first transaction in history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30703 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/4-compressed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/4-compressed-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/4-compressed-1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many argue that his death in 2014 would explain why Nakamoto&#8217;s million BTC remains unmoved. However, recent evidence seems to rule him out: while Finney was a declared Mac fanatic, analysis of the original code has verified that the real Satoshi\u00a0<strong>did not master programming in the Apple environment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"nick_szabo\"><\/span><strong>Nick Szabo<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Nick Szabo is a Hungarian-American computer scientist whose discretion and deep knowledge of cryptography have made him one of the most recurring suspects. His greatest contribution was the creation in 1998 of\u00a0<strong>\u00abBit Gold\u00bb<\/strong>, a theoretical precursor to Bitcoin that laid the foundations for decentralized digital money, although it was never implemented.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30704 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5-compressed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5-compressed-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5-compressed-1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Szabo is the author of the concept of\u00a0<strong>\u00abSmart Contracts\u00bb<\/strong>, a key innovation for secure e-commerce between strangers. Although various linguistic and technical analyses point to him as the most likely candidate, Szabo has systematically denied being Satoshi.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, his commitment to the ecosystem is undeniable, having publicly collaborated on the development of scalability solutions such as the\u00a0<strong>Lightning Network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"craig_steven_wright\"><\/span><strong>Craig Steven Wright<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Another hypothesis attributed the creation of the Nakamoto pseudonym to\u00a0<strong>Craig Steven Wright<\/strong>, an Australian computer scientist. This hypothesis stems simply from the fact that he himself published that he was the creator; however, shortly afterwards he issued a statement claiming he was not ready to assume responsibility. Even so, his attempts to proclaim himself the real Satoshi have led him to be nicknamed\u00a0<strong>\u00abFaketoshi\u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0by a large part of the community.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"adam_back\"><\/span><strong>Adam Back<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, according to the\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, is the person likely hiding behind the pseudonym. However, Back strenuously denied it in several meetings and email exchanges with Carreyrou and posted on X after the journalist dropped his investigation to continue denying it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00abI also don&#8217;t know who Satoshi Nakamoto is, and I think it&#8217;s good for Bitcoin that this is the case, as it helps Bitcoin be seen as a new asset class, the mathematically scarce digital commodity,\u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00abI am clearly not Satoshi, that is my position,\u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0he declared, adding:\u00a0<strong>\u00abAnd for what it&#8217;s worth, it&#8217;s true.\u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0According to him, the rest of the\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>\u00a0evidence is\u00a0<strong>\u00aba combination of coincidences and similar phrases from people with similar experiences and interests\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i&#39;m not satoshi, but I was early in laser focus on the positive societal implications of cryptography, online privacy and electronic cash, hence my ~1992 onwards active interest in applied research on ecash, privacy tech on cypherpunks list which led to hashcash and other ideas.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Back (@adam3us) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adam3us\/status\/2041809937748066445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"dorian_nakamoto_and_other_names_that_made_headlines\"><\/span><strong>Dorian Nakamoto and other names that made headlines<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Beyond the technical candidates, the mystery of Satoshi has left names ranging from real influence to media spectacle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wei Dai:<\/strong>Computer engineer and creator of\u00a0<strong>b-money<\/strong>\u00a0in 1998. His work was so influential that it is cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper and Ethereum&#8217;s smallest unit (the wei) is named in his honor. Despite the theoretical connection, Dai doubts he directly influenced Nakamoto.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<strong>Dorian Nakamoto:<\/strong>\u00a0A Japanese-American physicist who shot to fame in 2014 after a\u00a0<em>Newsweek<\/em>\u00a0article. Despite the physical resemblance and surname, Dorian flatly denied any connection, and Satoshi himself briefly reappeared on a forum to post:\u00a0<strong>\u00abI am not Dorian Nakamoto.\u00bb<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<strong>Stephen Mollah:<\/strong>\u00a0In October 2024, this British macroeconomist called a press conference in London charging admission to\u00a0<strong>\u00abreveal his identity.\u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0But he could not show live technical proof due to\u00a0<strong>\u00abcomputer problems\u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0and presented easily faked screenshots. The community quickly labeled him an attempted fraud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the crypto world, the maxim holds:\u00a0<strong>\u00abDon&#8217;t trust, verify.\u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0For someone to be accepted as the real Satoshi, the community demands one of these two actions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Use the private key of one of Satoshi&#8217;s known addresses to sign a message.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Transfer a fraction of a bitcoin from one of the blocks mined in 2009.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Until that happens, any self-proclamation is considered mere noise or attempts to gain personal notoriety.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_many_bitcoins_does_satoshi_nakamoto_have\"><\/span><strong>How many Bitcoins does Satoshi Nakamoto have<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most frequently asked questions about the largest cryptocurrency is\u00a0<strong>\u00abWho owns the largest amount of Bitcoins (BTC)?\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although there is no definitive confirmation from the creator, according to data from\u00a0<strong>Arkham Intelligence<\/strong>, it is <a href=\"https:\/\/intel.arkm.com\/explorer\/entity\/satoshi-nakamoto\">estimated<\/a> that the creator of Bitcoin owns around\u00a0<strong>1.1 million BTC<\/strong>, accumulated through mining in the early stages of this cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE: $100 BILLION IN SATOSHI NAKAMOTO\u2019S HOLDINGS NOW ON ARKHAM<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve added an additional 22,000 Satoshi addresses with a total BTC balance of 1,096,354 to the Satoshi Nakamoto entity on Arkham.<\/p>\n<p>These are derived from a known mining pattern referred to as the Patoshi Pattern,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fe6nlJ07au\">pic.twitter.com\/Fe6nlJ07au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arkham (@arkham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arkham\/status\/1886820540653936737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This impressive accumulation of wealth arose from Satoshi Nakamoto&#8217;s mining activities during Bitcoin&#8217;s early days. Some <a href=\"https:\/\/whale-alert.medium.com\/the-satoshi-fortune-e49cf73f9a9b\">claim<\/a> that Nakamoto mined up to\u00a0<strong>54,316 Bitcoin blocks<\/strong>, receiving a block reward of\u00a0<strong>50 BTC per block<\/strong>\u00a0before the first halving event.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"satoshis_last_known_messages\"><\/span><strong>Satoshi&#8217;s last known messages<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In just a few months, Bitcoin&#8217;s creator went from leading the world&#8217;s most important forum to vanishing forever. These were his final steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 12, 2010:<\/strong>The last public post. His final message on Bitcointalk was a technical update on message size limits. There was no\u00a0<strong>\u00abgoodbye\u00bb<\/strong>, just code.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<strong>April 2011:<\/strong>\u00a0The real closure came through private emails to his closest collaborators. The phrases that went down in history were:\u00a0<strong>\u00abI&#8217;ve moved on to other things. Bitcoin is in good hands with Gavin and the rest of the team.\u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0Message to Mike Hearn.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<strong>The final act:<\/strong>\u00a0Satoshi did something essential: he handed over control of the Bitcoin.org domain and network alerts to the community. By erasing his name from the contacts, Satoshi killed the\u00a0<strong>\u00abLeader\u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0so that the\u00a0<strong>Protocol<\/strong>\u00a0could be born.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30705 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/6-compressed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/6-compressed-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/6-compressed-1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_legacy_of_satoshi_nakamoto\"><\/span><strong>The legacy of Satoshi Nakamoto<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Truly, Satoshi not only designed the money of the future; he had the ethical discipline\u00a0<strong>not to become its owner<\/strong>. By disappearing from the public scene, he transformed Bitcoin into the only network in the world that lacks a human\u00a0<strong>\u00absingle point of failure\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If Satoshi had remained present, Bitcoin would always have risked being seen as a company or a personal project; by leaving, he turned it into a\u00a0<strong>force of digital nature<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"frequently_asked_questions_about_satoshi_nakamoto\"><\/span><strong>Frequently asked questions about Satoshi Nakamoto<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 254px\" width=\"1124\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Question<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Short answer<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He is the pseudonym of Bitcoin&#8217;s creator and author of its whitepaper. His real identity remains a mystery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Is he a person or a group?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>It is not known for sure. The use of impeccable technical language suggests it could be a group of experts, although he always communicated in the first person.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>How much Bitcoin does Satoshi have?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He is estimated to own approximately\u00a0<strong>1.1 million BTC<\/strong>, distributed across thousands of wallets that have never moved their funds.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Is his real identity known?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No. There are candidates like Hal Finney or Nick Szabo, but no one has been able to present definitive proof.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Why did Satoshi disappear?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>It is believed he did so to protect his privacy and ensure Bitcoin&#8217;s decentralization, preventing the network from depending on a single leader.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>To conclude, today, Bitcoin belongs to no one because it belongs to everyone: it is a\u00a0<strong>neutral, global, and sovereign protocol<\/strong>\u00a0that has forever changed our definition of financial freedom.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/\">Bitnovo<\/a>, we share that original vision from 2008: we work every day to make access to this new paradigm\u00a0<strong>simple, secure, and fair<\/strong>, allowing anyone, anywhere, to be the owner of their own financial future.\u00a0<strong>\u00abSatoshi&#8217;s revolution continues, and you are part of it.\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 8<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span>Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonym of the person (or group of people) who created Bitcoin and designed its original software.\u00a0His identity remains the greatest mystery of the digital age, as he disappeared from public life shortly after changing the financial system forever. 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