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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey was on the cypherpunk mailing list, can code in C++ and had every reason to want to invent Bitcoin. But did he? Over the years, weve explored some intriguing theories about who (or what) created Bitcoin, ranging from the top government spy agency in America to a time-traveling AI and even the lizard people.  However, some are adamant that the creator of Bitcoin is much more human and has been under our noses this whole time, sporting a guru beard, sandals, and wearing a T-shirt with Satoshi written on it in large letters: the billionaire Twitter and Block founder Jack Dorsey.  I believe that Jack has been outwardly signaling that hes Satoshi for more than a decade, deBanked chief editor Sean Murray tells Magazine.  Read more

Explore how Satoshi’s untouched 1 million BTC could become crypto’s biggest quantum target, and what a real quantum breakthrough means for early wallets. Satoshi’s 1.1-million-BTC wallet is increasingly viewed as a potential quantum vulnerability as researchers assess how advancing computing power could affect early Bitcoin addresses. Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated 1.1 million Bitcoin (BTC) is often described as the crypto world’s ultimate “lost treasure.” It sits on the blockchain like a dormant volcano, a digital ghost ship that has not seen an onchain transaction since its creation. This massive stash, worth approximately $67 billion-$124 billion at current market rates, has become a legend. Read more

The recent market crash that caused some cryptocurrencies to lose up to 99% of their value also dealt a significant hit to Satoshi's wallets. Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin (BTC), is the largest BTC holder in the world at the time of this writing, and the wallets controlled by Satoshi took an unrealized loss of over $20 billion since the all-time high price of over $126,000 reached in early October. Nakamoto’s Bitcoin stash contains over 1 million BTC, valued at over $117.5 billion at the time of this writing, according to data from Arkham Intelligence. The portfolio swelled to over $136 billion during Bitcoin’s rally to new all-time highs of over $126,000 during the first week of October. Read more

Satoshi’s $100-billion Bitcoin hoard remains untouched. In case it enters the market, it might have unexpected outcomes. Bitcoin was created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, whose identity remains unknown. Between 2009 and 2011, Satoshi mined an estimated 1.1 million-1.5 million BTC — now worth over $100 billion — which has never been moved. Satoshi’s massive Bitcoin (BTC) holdings were mined in Bitcoin’s early days, when competition was low and mining was easy. Their long silence has fueled speculation. Some believe the private keys are lost, while others see it as a deliberate decision to uphold Bitcoin’s ideals or avoid market disruption. Read more

NBA legend Scottie Pippen reveals his friend Michael Saylor advised him to stop talking publicly about his dream conversations with Satoshi. One of the greatest NBA basketball players of all time, Scottie Pippen recently got a stern warning from Strategys executive chairman, Michael Saylor. This wasnt just any ask; its tied to one of the biggest mysteries in Bitcoin. My guy, Michael Saylor, asked me not to speak on my conversations with Satoshi, Pippen tells Magazine. Read more

The Bitcoin art world has suffered a blow as the enigmatic statue of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has vanished from its current home in Lugano, Switzerland. The Satoshigallery, which curated and displayed the piece, has announced a reward of 0.1 BTC to anyone who can help recover the stolen statue, further deepening the mystery […] The post Satoshi vanishes for a second time as Swiss gallery offers 0.1 BTC to recover stolen statue appeared first on CryptoSlate.

All of these moved coins are among the rarest class of BTC: mined or transacted during the “Satoshi era,” a loosely defined period from bitcoin’s launch in 2009 through 2011, when its pseudonymous creator was still active online.

Benjamin Wallace has an amusingly direct way of trying to solve the identity of Bitcoin’s creator in his new book The Mysterious Mr Nakamoto. Benjamin Wallace has an amusingly direct way of trying to solve the identity of Bitcoins creator in his new book The Mysterious Mr Nakamoto. He just asks every possible candidate: Are you Satoshi Nakamoto? I still didn’t rule out the possibility that Nakamoto was frustrated no one had bothered to simply ask him, Wallace tells Magazine.  It seems like every other week, theres another newspaper investigation, documentary or nonfiction book promising to unmask Satoshi.  Read more

Ripple has donated the controversial “Skull of Satoshi” sculpture to the Bitcoin community in a symbolic move to foster cross-chain unity. The donation was made during the Bitcoin Conference on May 28, marking an unexpected collaboration moment between two long-standing crypto industry rivals. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse described the move as a symbolic gesture to […] The post Ripple donates ‘Skull of Satoshi’ sculpture to foster unity with Bitcoin community appeared first on CryptoSlate.