Axios - A UK trial was scrutinizing Craig Wright's claim to be Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, amidst ongoing speculation about the true identity of Nakamoto and the status of 1.1 million bitcoins believed to be lost

https://www.axios.com/2024/03/06/satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin-boom-craig-wright
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A UK trial was exploring the identity of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, with Australian computer scientist Craig Wright claiming to be the founder, though his claim is widely disputed.

The mystery of Satoshi's identity remains significant due to the 1.1 million bitcoins in known Satoshi wallets, worth about $70 billion, which have never moved and are assumed lost.

While various candidates like Elon Musk, John Nash, Dorian Nakamoto, Hal Finney, and Nick Szabo are speculated to be Satoshi, the true identity remains unknown and does not impact Bitcoin’s decentralized nature.

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