Satoshi Nakamoto

Satoshi Nakamoto
Satoshi Nakamoto
	A statue in Budapest dedicated to Satoshi Nakamoto
Known for	Inventing bitcoin, implementing the first blockchain
	Scientific career
Fields	Digital currencies, computer science, cryptography

Satoshi Nakamoto is the name used by the presumed pseudonymous^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] person or persons who developed bitcoin, authored the bitcoin white paper, and created and deployed bitcoin's original reference implementation.^[5] As part of the implementation, Nakamoto also devised the first blockchain database.^[6] Nakamoto was active in the development of bitcoin until December 2010.^[7]

There has been widespread speculation about Nakamoto's true identity, with various people posited as the person or persons behind the name. Though Nakamoto's name is Japanese, and inscribed as a man living in Japan,^[8] most of the speculation has involved software and cryptography experts in the United States or Europe.

^ "The misidentification of Satoshi Nakamoto". theweek.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ Kharif, Olga (23 April 2019). "John McAfee Vows to Unmask Crypto's Satoshi Nakamoto, Then Backs Off". Bloomberg.
^ "Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto, Inventor of Bitcoin? It Doesn't Matter". Fortune. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ Bearman, Sophie (27 October 2017). "Bitcoin's creator may be worth $6 billion — but people still don't know who it is". CNBC. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ S., L. (2 November 2015). "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?". The Economist explains. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ Economist Staff (31 October 2015). "Blockchains: The great chain of being sure about things". The Economist. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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[1] "The misidentification of Satoshi Nakamoto". theweek.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[2] Kharif, Olga (23 April 2019). "John McAfee Vows to Unmask Crypto's Satoshi Nakamoto, Then Backs Off". Bloomberg.

[3] "Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto, Inventor of Bitcoin? It Doesn't Matter". Fortune. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[4] Bearman, Sophie (27 October 2017). "Bitcoin's creator may be worth $6 billion — but people still don't know who it is". CNBC. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[5] S., L. (2 November 2015). "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?". The Economist explains. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

[te20151031-6] Economist Staff (31 October 2015). "Blockchains: The great chain of being sure about things". The Economist. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

[Wired-7] Cite error: The named reference Wired was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ning-8] Cite error: The named reference ning was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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