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May 2, 2016 07:59 am GMT
More about Craig Wright, Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, and Tech
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The father of Bitcoin revealed: Craig Wright says he's Satoshi Nakamoto
The real identity of elusive Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is reportedly Australian entrepreneur Craig Steven Wright.
Wright has apparently proven his identity to the BBC, the Economist and the London Review of Books, all three of which have reported the story Monday, by digitally signing messages using some of the earliest Bitcoin cryptographic keys, which are linked to Bitcoin blocks mined by Nakamoto himself. Furthermore, BBC claims prominent members of the Bitcoin community and development team have confirmed that Wright is, indeed, Nakamoto.
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