Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin
Our reporter explains why he believes a British man is the anonymous founder, and the man responds.
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April 9, 2026
An illustration of Adam Back in front of a black background with colored bars over his face, a bar of eyes near his chin and colored bars above and below his face.
A trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led our investigative reporter to conclude that Adam Back, a 55-year-old British cryptographer, was Satoshi Nakamoto. Illustration by Yoshi Sodeoka; Photo by Amir Hamja

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Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin

A Times investigation may have found the inventor of Bitcoin, who has hidden behind a pseudonym for 17 years. “The Daily” talks to the man identified.

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