CZ: The Father of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, May Be an 'AI from the Future'
According to CoinDesk, on April 29, a report from the web3 Radar public account stated that on April 28, 2025, Binance co-founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) dropped a 'thought bomb' during a live broadcast in Turkey — that Bitcoin's founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, might be an artificial intelligence from the future! As soon as this was said, the X platform exploded, and the topic of Nakamoto being AI shot to global trending.
During the live broadcast, CZ joked: "The algorithm of Bitcoin is so advanced that it doesn't seem like a human product; it could be a software engineering from time travel. Just think about it, in the technological environment of 2008, who could design such a perfect decentralized system?" He further explained that if Nakamoto were a real individual or team, maintaining absolute anonymity for decades would be almost impossible, and the notion of 'AI creating and disappearing' perfectly aligns with this logic.
Although CZ emphasized that this is just a 'light-hearted speculation,' this sci-fi level hypothesis still sparked polarized controversy: some exclaimed 'the case is finally solved,' while others mocked 'crypto tycoons also need to ride the AI wave.'
Despite CZ's remarks seeming fanciful, when viewed from a sci-fi perspective, there are surprisingly logical loops:
1. Algorithmic Superiority: The SHA-256 encryption of Bitcoin and the Proof of Work (PoW) mechanisms were groundbreaking in 2008, and AI's self-optimization abilities can explain this advanced nature.
2. Absolute Anonymity Miracle: Humans find it difficult to completely hide their digital footprints (like IPs and social relationships), but AI can generate identities out of thin air and disappear without a trace — just like Nakamoto's 'vanishing act.'
3. Financial Prophetic Nature: The Bitcoin white paper was published during the 2008 financial crisis, and its concepts of 'anti-inflation' and 'decentralization' directly addressed the pain points of traditional finance, almost like a precise prediction of the future.
Even opponents must admit: if Nakamoto truly is AI, the Bitcoin 'genesis block' might be a 'time capsule' sent by 'future civilizations' to humanity.
