Discussions over the identity of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has reappeared as an X account with the username – Satoshi – recently published a tweet. But is it really Satoshi?
Hello world.
— s (@satoshi) January 18, 2024
Bitcoin Community Disregard Tweet
Two hours after the tweet from the account was published, members of the Bitcoin community on X discredited thoughts that the account belonged to the original Bitcoin founder via an X community note. The context stated that the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright was once behind the account.
Craig Wright is an Australian computer scientist and businessman who has since claimed to be the mysterious Bitcoin creator and author of the Bitcoin whitepaper. Despite the claims, he failed to give solid on-chain proof. This has caused several Bitcoiners to haul Wright as a liar and a fraud.
The Bitcoin community’s conviction about the account not belonging to the real Satoshi Nakamoto is partly attributed to a hack on January 1st, 2024. Popular podcaster Andy Rowe revealed in a tweet that the login details to the controversial Satoshi X account had been compromised. Efforts to retrieve the account were futile.
Still, Bitcoiners speculate that the supposed hack may be a ploy towards deceiving onlookers that the account is no longer affiliated with Craig Wright.
The Real Satoshi Remains a Mystery
Satoshi’s real identity has remained an uncracked mystery among individuals in the Bitcoin community. Although the Bitcoin founder communicated with other people when the blockchain network was recently launched in 2009, Satoshi has not made any public appearances.
Earlier this month, discussions about Satoshi’s identity were raised after an unknown wallet address sent nearly 27 BTC, worth $1.2 million at the time, to the Genesis wallet. This wallet was the first Bitcoin wallet ever created. It was used by Satoshi Nakamoto to mine the Bitcoin network’s first block. A reward of 50 BTC, deposited in the wallet, has remained there until date.
Anyone who can prove ownership over the Genesis wallet will likely be pinpointed as the long-mysterious Bitcoin creator.
