In a world chasing money, power, and fame, a mysterious name emerged that no one knows to this day: Satoshi Nakamoto.
A person — or perhaps a group — who changed the future of the economy forever, and then vanished as if they never existed.
On October 31, 2008, a message appeared on one of the programmers' mailing lists, carrying a document titled:
“Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”
This document, later known as the “white paper,” was a declaration of revolution against the global financial system.
Satoshi proposed a bold idea:
• A decentralized financial system.
• It is not subject to banks or governments.
• Allows direct exchange of money between individuals online, without intermediaries.
• Relies on a new technology called “blockchain”.
The paper did not exceed nine pages, but it was enough to cause an earthquake in Wall Street and central banks.
On January 3, 2009, Satoshi launched the first version of the Bitcoin software and mined the first block in the network, known as the “genesis block.”
And inside it, he left an encrypted message quoted from the Times newspaper:
“The Treasury Secretary is about to launch a second bailout package for banks”
It was a clear message criticizing the financial system based on printing money and rescuing corrupt institutions, calling for a free and fair alternative.
From 2009 to 2010, Satoshi communicated with developers from around the world, explaining his vision and answering their questions. Then suddenly, in 2011… he vanished!
• No one has seen their face.
• They did not conduct a single interview.
• Did not reveal his name or nationality.
• Did not claim any financial return.
It is believed that Satoshi mined around a million Bitcoins in the early days of the network, which have not moved from their place for over a decade.
If sold today, at a value of $30,000 per Bitcoin, their wealth would be about $30 billion, having exceeded $60 billion at its peak in 2021, and perhaps $130 billion according to some estimates. And today, in 2025, the price of a single Bitcoin has surpassed $125,000.
And yet… nothing was spent from it, no company was founded, and they did not seek to market themselves or their idea.
All they did:
• Wrote a document.
• They programmed an open-source software.
• Laid the foundation for the largest financial revolution of the modern era… and then disappeared.
People spend their lives chasing billions... but he left it all behind and departed, becoming a living legend in the eyes of cryptocurrency enthusiasts, even though he has been out of sight for over 14 years.