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NYT revives Adam Back theory in latest bid to identify Bitcoin creator

Apr 08, 2026 11:03 UTC

A New York Times investigation points to Adam Back as Satoshi Nakamoto, but the Blockstream CEO denies it, and critics say proof is still missing..

  • A New York Times investigation points to Adam Back as Satoshi Nakamoto, but the Blockstream CEO denies it, and critics say proof is still missing
  • Cointelegraph in your social feed The New York Times published an investigation on Wednesday arguing that Adam Back, the British cryptographer who invented Hashcash, is the most likely person behind the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym used by Bitcoin’s creator
  • Back denied the claim, telling Cointelegraph he was referring reporters to hisposton X after previously rejecting similar attempts to identify him as Satoshi

A New York Times investigation points to Adam Back as Satoshi Nakamoto, but the Blockstream CEO denies it, and critics say proof is still missing. Cointelegraph in your social feed The New York Times published an investigation on Wednesday arguing that Adam Back, the British cryptographer who invented Hashcash, is the most likely person behind the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym used by Bitcoin’s creator. Back denied the claim, telling Cointelegraph he was referring reporters to hisposton X after previously rejecting similar attempts to identify him as Satoshi. Back reiterated in the post that he i

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