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UK techie denies being Bitcoin's mysterious creator, shares why reports thought he was
short by Ashley Paul / on Thursday, 9 April, 2026
UK engineer Adam Back denied he's Satoshi Nakamoto, mysterious creator of the world's largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. He said he was focused on societal implications of cryptography and ecash since 1992, which is why he commented frequently on ecash, and the NYT report concluded he was Nakamoto. "I also don't know who Satoshi is, and it's good for Bitcoin," Back added.