The most puzzling thing is that, surprisingly, no one on the internet can prove they are the real deal. Just in the last decade or so, there have been dozens of scammers who have come forward claiming the identity.
Recently, a guy went live claiming he was Satoshi Nakamoto, but when asked by netizens to explain the elliptic curve encryption algorithm of Bitcoin on the spot, he completely froze and broke out in a cold sweat. Programmers in the chat immediately pointed out that he couldn't even understand the structure of a block header.
