Bitcoin maker Satoshi Nakamoto found: Newsweek

After years of speculation, the true identity of “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the mysterious person or group behind the Bitcoin revolution, appeared to have been revealed by Newsweek on Thursday (Friday, March 7 in Manila). It turns out it is a Japanese-American model train enthusiast whose name is, indeed, Satoshi Nakamoto. A reporter tracked down the 64-year-old, a physicist, living under the name Dorian S. Nakamoto in a modest two-story house in suburban Los Angeles. Newsweek said the man initially tacitly acknowledged his role in creating Bitcoin. “I am no longer involved in that, and I cannot discuss it,” he said. “It’s been turned over to other people.” Later Thursday, Nakamoto told reporters camped outside his house: “I’m not involved in Bitcoin.” The Bitcoin Foundation, which supports the development of the currency, would not confirm Newsweek’s story.

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