Satoshi Nakamoto

Political commentator and former Fox Television host Tucker Carlson raised eyebrows after he claimed that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was created by the Central Intelligence Agency. What Happened: During a private event at the recently concluded Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Carlson poked fun at...

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, who has consistently claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), has been ordered by a judge in the United Kingdom to publicly deny being Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. What Happened: In an...

This year, the Fourth of July marks the 278th anniversary of the founding of the United States. In 1776, on this day, American colonies broke away from Britain, ushering in a new era of freedom and liberty.  While the day holds immense significance for all Americans, the cryptocurrency...

A Satoshi-era wallet woke up after 14 years of inactivity to deposit $3 million worth of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to cryptocurrency exchange Binance, possibly to sell them off. What Happened: The wallet reportedly belonged to a miner who earned 50 Bitcoins way back in 2010, according to Lookonchain...

Cryptocurrency traders and investors awoke to a scene of carnage on Friday morning as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hemorrhaged over 10% of its value, plummeting to $67,567.70 in a brutal early Asian trading session. This sudden price crash sent a jolt through the crypto community...

Judge James Mellor on Wednesday dismissed Craig Wright's claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the enigmatic creator of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), concluding weeks of legal proceedings. What Happened: The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) brought the case against Wright, challenging his...

A Satoshi-Era Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) wallet, inactive for 14 years, since the early days of the cryptocurrency, sold its contents totaling 50 BTC, amounting to a staggering 40,000,000% profit.  What Happened: A study of blockchain data from blockchain.com shows that the wallet made five...

Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR), posted a message on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday, encouraging Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) holders to “Stay Humble. Stack Sats.” What Happened: In the brief tweet, Saylor seemed to advocate for the accumulation of Bitcoin, often...

The price of leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged in February 2024, hitting levels not witnessed since all-time highs were previously reached in November 2021. Here's a look back at the history of Bitcoin and how much an early investment in the leading cryptocurrency would be worth...

Since Bitcoin was created in 2009, there has been a mystery surrounding who created the project. The founder, known as Satoshi Nakamoto, has largely remained anonymous. While there have been many attempts over the years to decisively discern who Nakamoto is, there have not been any definitive...

Justin Sun, the entrepreneur behind TRON (CRYPTO: TRX), has publicly shared the scale of his Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) investments, holding 28,613 BTC valued at approximately $1.638 billion at current market prices. What Happened: Sun detailed his holdings in a post on X, “My personal HTX account...

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), has recently attracted an unusual amount of attention.  Bitcoin supporters think there is good reason to believe this trend will only grow stronger. The World's 26-Richest Person Is Anonymous Nakamoto's true identity...

In a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday, Adam Cochran, a prominent crypto analyst, put forward a compelling argument that Hal Finney might be the real person behind the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). What Happened: Cochran’s posts on X...

The enigmatic creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, had anticipated the energy consumption controversy surrounding the cryptocurrency over a decade ago, as revealed in a 2009 email. What Happened: An email exchange unveiled by early Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) developer Martii “Sirius” Malmi...

Former National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden on Monday said that should he ever claim to be ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, the pseudonym used by Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) founder, the public should scrutinize his claim.  What Happened: In a tweet, he warned...