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Live Blog: Satoshi Nakamoto Revealed?

Academic Craig Wright went public today by declaring, and providing evidence to his claim, that he is bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

Updated Apr 10, 2024, 2:54 a.m. Published May 2, 2016, 11:35 a.m.
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Australian academic Craig Wright went public today by declaring, and providing evidence to the claim, that he is in fact bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

If true, such a discovery would at long last unveil the creator of the controversial technology now increasingly of interest to major financial institutions and businesses.

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