Crypto lawyer claims that the US government knows the identity of the creator of Bitcoin

Lawsuit alleges that a federal agent stated at a public event in 2019 that the FBI has already interviewed Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. A lawyer specializing in cryptocurrencies believes that the United States government has the answer to one of the biggest mysteries of the technology: the identity of the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.

On Monday (7), James Murphy filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), claiming that the agency knows who Nakamoto is. Murphy, who calls himself "MetaLawMan," explained the reason for the lawsuit.

"My FOIA lawsuit seeks documents regarding claims made by a high-ranking special agent of the DHS that the DHS found and interviewed the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto," wrote Murphy. Over the years, those suspected of being Satoshi Nakamoto have included names like Hal Finney, Gavin Andresen, Nick Szabo, Adam Back, Len Sassaman, Craig Wright, Dorian Nakamoto, Elon Musk, and more recently, Peter Todd. All have denied being Nakamoto or had their claims contested.

The lawsuit alleges that a federal agent identified in the lawsuit as Special Agent Rana Saoud stated at the 2019 Offshore Alert Conference on Intelligence and Financial Investigations that the DHS interviewed Nakamoto in California (source: Bitcoin Portal)