The true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto has always been the biggest mystery in the cryptocurrency world, and now a novel explanation has been added. Just tonight (28), Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) stated in a live broadcast hosted by Turkish crypto community leader Erhan Ünal that Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto might be an 'AI from the future.'
Although CZ's comments seemed more like a light-hearted joke, the statement quickly sparked discussions on the X platform, showing that the community's enthusiasm for discussing Satoshi Nakamoto's identity remains undiminished.
The Mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto's Identity
Satoshi Nakamoto is the founder of Bitcoin, who published the Bitcoin white paper (Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System) in October 2008, proposing the concept of decentralized digital currency, and officially launched the Bitcoin network in January 2009 by mining the genesis block.
However, after his last public post on the internet in December 2010, he disappeared without a trace, and the 1.1 million Bitcoins left in his wallet (currently valued at over $10 billion) have yet to be moved.
For many years, Satoshi Nakamoto's identity has sparked countless speculations:
In 2014, (Newsweek) claimed that Japanese-American Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto was Bitcoin's creator, but he quickly denied it.
In 2015, (Wired) and (Gizmodo) reported that Australian scholars Craig Wright and Dave Kleiman might be Satoshi Nakamoto, but this was later disproven.
Other candidates include cryptographers Nick Szabo and Hal Finney, and even Elon Musk has been suspected, but there is no solid evidence for any of them.
However, Satoshi Nakamoto's identity has remained hidden for many years, embodying the decentralized ideology of Bitcoin. His legacy is not only technological innovation but also a financial revolution that impacts global financial development.
