Australian computer scientist Craig Steven Wright has publicly identified himself as Satoshi Nakamoto, founder of Bitcoin.
The computer scientist has also published ablog postthat he says includes cryptographic proof for the claim.
Ever since Bitcoin was first created in 2009, the identity of its founder has been a secret.
A screenshot from Craig Wright’s blog showing his apparent plan to launch Bitcoin. The post has since been removed.
The hunt for elusive Satoshi Nakamoto has led tech reporters on a wild good chase many a times.
The student denied the claim and the matter came to a rest.
Now Wright has claimed he is the Satoshi Nakamoto.
A screenshot from Craig Wright’s blog showing his apparent plan to launch Bitcoin. The post has since been removed.
Wrights claim is not new, in 2015, Wired ran a story naming Wright as the Bitcoin inventor.
He published a blogpost on Monday seeking to remove all doubts among skeptics, he claims.
Wrights claim has been backed by two leading Bitcoin developers, Jon Matonis and Gavin Andersen.
Other than these two, the Bitcoin community remains skeptical about Wrights claims.
Other Bitcoin developers say that publishing a blog claiming to be Nakamoto means nothing as anyone can do it.
They also claim cryptographic keys found on Wrights blog posts have been backdated.
Wright did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
Some people will believe, some people wont, he told the BBC.
And to tell you the truth, I dont really care.
He toldthe Economistand the BBC he was not seeking publicity.
I dont want money, I dont want fame, I dont want adoration.
I just want to be left alone, he said in a video posted by theBBC.
Wrights claims about being Nakamoto do raise a fundamental question.
Why did he wait for 6 years before claiming to set the records straight.
source: www.techworm.net
