According to PANews, recent discussions have reignited speculation that U.S. entrepreneur Jack Dorsey might be the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, known as Satoshi Nakamoto. This debate was sparked by a post on the X platform by Seán Murray, president and editor-in-chief of financial news site deBanked, who compiled various Bitcoin-related facts, figures, and dates that he claims link to Dorsey. Despite Dorsey's longstanding advocacy for Bitcoin, some argue that the evidence is inconclusive. Dorsey himself denied being Satoshi Nakamoto in an April 2020 interview with computer scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman.
Murray suggests that Dorsey "might" be Satoshi, highlighting Dorsey's cypherpunk tendencies since studying computer science in 1996, such as wearing an RSA shirt by Hashcash inventor Adam Back and writing a manifesto in 2001 about leaving a mark on the world without leaving a trace. One of Murray's notable observations is that Bitcoin's first transaction occurred on January 11, Dorsey's mother's birthday, and the last block allegedly mined by Satoshi was on March 5, 2010, his father's birthday. Murray also claims that Satoshi registered the Bitcoin forum on Dorsey's birthday, November 19.
Additionally, Murray points out that the original Bitcoin source code documents were timestamped at precisely 4 a.m., though the time zone is unclear. He asserts this was a time Dorsey once set on his Twitter profile. Murray also claims that Satoshi used a "brute force" method to create Bitcoin addresses, including one starting with "jD2m," which he interprets as "Jack Dorsey 2 Mint," referring to Dorsey's former residence at 2 Mint Plaza in San Francisco. Dorsey has not confirmed these claims.
Murray further alleges that on January 10, 2009, Satoshi "accidentally" logged into an internet relay chat, revealing a real IP address located in California, where Twitter is based and where Dorsey spent much of his time. He notes that on December 5, 2010, Satoshi advised against donating Bitcoin to WikiLeaks on the Bitcoin forum, and nine days later, on December 14, Twitter received a "secret court order" to hand over all information about WikiLeaks. Although Dorsey was not Twitter's CEO at the time, he remained on the company's board. Murray also claims that Satoshi last logged into the Bitcoin forum on December 13, the day before the court order.
