Brit says he is not elusive Bitcoin creator named by New York Times

Brit says he is not elusive Bitcoin creator named by New York TimesJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceBloomberg via Getty ImagesAdam Back is a Bitcoin evangelist but says he is not the creator of cryptocurrency BitcoinA British Bitcoin entrepreneur has told the BBC he is not the digital currency's mysterious inventor after a New York Times article named him as its creator.Adam Back, who is one of Bitcoin's core developers, said the high-profile investigation was a case of "confirmation bias" and that he is not the person known as Satoshi Nakamoto.The true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is one of the internet's most enduring mysteries and Back has been accused of being Satoshi many times before.But Back told the BBC on X: "I'm not satoshi, but I was early in laser focus on the positive societal implications of cryptography, online privacy and electronic cash."In John Carreyrou's lengthy New York Times article, Back's emails and online posts are compared to those of Satoshi with striking similarities.An analysis of Back's online activity also matches up with that of Satoshi's disappearance shortly after Bitcoin's white paper - the manifesto outlining its philosophy - was published online.On X, Back addressed the New York Times' assertion that he was absent on Bitcoin forums at the time when Satoshi was most active and then came back once Satoshi had vanished - saying he actually "did a lot of yakking" on the forums at the time.He said the rest of the New York Times evidence is "a combination of coincidence and similar phrases from people with similar experience and interests".The intrigue around Satoshi is not just due to the mystery of their identity, but because of the enormous wealth they have accumulated.If they still have control of their Bitcoin wallet which mined the first ever Bitcoins, it would be worth around $70bn tod...