Has Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, finally been revealed? The New York Times thinks so. They published this earlier this week: Bitcoin’s founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, has remained hidden for 17 years. A trail of clues — and a year of digging by our reporter, John Carreyrou — led us to a 55-year-old computer scientist in El Salvador named Adam Back. https://t.co/s6Jy00IDdk — The New York Times (@nytimes) April 8, 2026 However, the man in question, Adam Back, posted in response that he’s not Satoshi. See here: i'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. — Adam Back (@adam3us) April 8, 2026 Over the last 10+ years, I’ve learned to be highly skeptical of anything published by the New York Times, so I take all of this with a grain of salt. But The Daily Mail did add these details: Ever since the unveiling of Bitcoin on Halloween 2008, the true inventor behind the revolutionary digital currency has been shrouded in mystery. Its creator adopted the mysterious pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, but no individual, now undoubtedly one of the world’s richest people, has so far been decisively identified. But after an extensive investigation involving artificial intelligence and forensic linguistics experts, the New York Times has claimed to uncover the anonymous architect of Bitcoin, who has hidden his identity for more than 17 years. That man is Adam Back, a 55-year-old British computer scientist, who the newspaper says pioneered the decentralised digital currency, used for encrypted, peer-to-peer transactions without needing a central bank. If true, the University of Exeter–educated cryptographer has generated a vast fortune: as per Bitcoin lore, Satoshi ‘mined’ 1.1 million coins in the digital currency’s nascency, a cache that is worth $70 billion today. Mining is the process of creating new Bitcoins by solving complicated mathematical problems that verify transactions in the currency. On Wednesday, Back decisively told his X followers, ‘I’m not Satoshi’ before adding in a follow-up tweet: ‘I also don’t know who Satoshi is, and I think it is good for Bitcoin that this is the case, as it helps Bitcoin be viewed a new asset class, the mathematically scarce digital commodity.’ Nevertheless, the New York Times’s conclusion was drawn from over a year of trawling through thousands of decades-old internet postings, revealing a trail of opaque clues that weaved together to point towards Back. Over the years, the encryption expert used extraordinary methods to conceal his identity – allegedly even sending emails in his own name to the mysterious Satoshi, playing both roles at once in a Mr Ripley-esque charade to cover his tracks. The University of Exeter–educated cryptographer has been unmasked as the true inventor of Bitcoin, according to a New York Times investigation But try as he might to conceal his identity, a series of extensive linguistic analyses has uncovered persuasive similarities between Back and Satoshi’s writing styles, leading to the conclusion that they are, and always have been, the same man. When confronted originally by the New York Times, Back resolutely denied that he was in fact Satoshi, telling the outlet in a sharp and defensive tone: ‘Ultimately, it doesn’t prove anything. And I will reassure you, it’s really not me.’ But his body language revealed something else, from his blushing cheeks to his shifting uncomfortably in his seat when bombarded with a cascade of questions. This is not the first time Back has been linked to the shadowy Satoshi. The makers of a 2024 HBO documentary, Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, cornered him as he sat on a park bench in Riga, Latvia, his shirt untucked under a brown coat. When the leading figure in the Bitcoin movement was asked whether he was actually the cryptocurrency’s inventor, his body language was again illuminating: he tensed up, vehemently denied that he was Satoshi, and insisted that the interview be kept off the record. But if he claims he is not the father of the digital currency, then who is Adam Back? The 55-year-old is the CEO of Blockstream, a blockchain technology company he founded in 2014 ‘to create the financial infrastructure of the future’, which builds products and services for the storage and transfer of cryptocurrency. He also invented Hashcash in 1997, the proof-of-work algorithm cited by Satoshi in the Bitcoin whitepaper, as the future basis for its mining function. I’ve actually covered this many times before, because it’s a fascinating topic. RELATED REPORTS: CZ Binance: “President Trump and Satoshi. Might be the same person.” The U.S. Government Already Knows Who The “Four Satoshi’s” Are? This is very interesting and hasn’t gotten NEARLY the attention it should… So we’re going to cover it. You may have heard the name Satoshi Nakamoto before. “Satoshi” is allegedly the creator of Bitcoin, although he’s anonymous and no one has ever seen him or known his identity. At least, that’s how the story goes…. Except there’s one clip circulating online that claims we know EXACTLY who Satoshi is….. And by “we” I mean the U.S. Federal Government. Or at least the Department of Homeland Security, to be more precise. And it isn’t this guy: NOT Satoshi Nakamoto…. pic.twitter.com/R75b0UPoU3 — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) December 21, 2023 It might be this guy