$BTC Bitcoin was created by a person or group of people under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. His real identity remains a mystery to this day.

Satoshi published the Bitcoin whitepaper titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" in October 2008, where he outlined the concept of a blockchain-based decentralized digital currency. In January 2009, he released the software and mined the first Bitcoin block, known as the genesis block.

Throughout 2010, Satoshi gradually withdrew from the project and left its development in the hands of other members of the community. To date, it has not been revealed who is behind this pseudonym.