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New Evidence Points to Adam Back as Bitcoin Inventor—Plus Other Theories Over the Years

A new investigation sheds light on Adam Back’s potential connection to Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, reigniting the Satoshi Nakamoto debate.

The New York Times reporter John Carreyrou’s new evidence suggesting that British cryptographer Adam Back is the man behind the Bitcoin creator’s pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto, is captivating global attention. This renewed scrutiny comes amid heightened volatility in Bitcoin’s price, which fell from its all-time high of more than $125,000 last October to less than half that by February.

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The mystery surrounding Satoshi’s identity has fascinated people in and beyond the crypto sphere since 2008, when he began publishing white papers and early developer documents, two years before Bitcoin’s official launch. Satoshi disappeared from public view in 2011, writing to his collaborator Mike Hearn that he had “moved on to other things.”

Though 15 years have passed since Satoshi vanished, interest in the mythology hasn’t waned. Dozens of names have surfaced—some claiming to be Satoshi, others firmly denying it. Now, the trail has grown hot again, pointing toward someone at the........

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