Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin

50 BTC Just Moved for First Time Since 2009 – But It Doesn’t Look Like Satoshi

50 bitcoin held in an inactive wallet since 2009 were moved Wednesday, but there's little to support the belief that creator Satoshi Nakamoto mined those coins.

Markets  ·  20 May 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s White Paper Turns 11 as Network Passes Milestones

Happy (other) birthday, bitcoin.

Markets  ·  31 October 2019
Lawsuits

Judge Recommends Ruling in Favor of Kleiman in Craig Wright Case

A magistrate judge has recommended that Craig Wright turn over 50% of his bitcoin and intellectual property from before 2014 to Ira Kleiman.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 August 2019
Bitcoin

The Faketoshi Circus: Even Bitcoin Can’t Escape the Politics of Money

The latest brouhaha says a lot about the propensity for drama in the ecosystem, Michael J. Casey writes.

Markets  ·  26 August 2019
Legal

Judge Blasts Craig Wright’s Evidence, ‘Inconsistent’ Testimony in Kleiman Trial

The judge overseeing the ongoing lawsuit against Craig Wright, who claims to have invented bitcoin, shot down a motion challenging the court's jurisdiction over the suit.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 August 2019
Craig Wright

Crypto Genius or Fake? The Craig Wright Saga Explained

Craig Wright may or may not be Satoshi Nakamoto but his appearance in court doesn't bode well for the cryptographer.

Markets  ·  15 July 2019
Bitcoin

Craig Wright Claims to Be Satoshi in Critical Response to CFTC on Ethereum

In a response to the CFTC, nChain chief scientist Craig Wright has criticized ethereum and restated his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 February 2019
Satoshi Nakamoto

Crypto Is Down, So Why Am I Smiling?

One of the cryptographers most often cited in Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper has reason to think the industry's future is bright.

Tech  ·  26 December 2018
Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin Brought Us a New World We Could Have Only Imagined

It's been 10 years since bitcoin's white paper appeared and opened up a whole new world of possibilities, says BitGo's Mike Belshe.

Tech  ·  3 November 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s White Paper Is Not a Bible – Stop Worshipping It

Software evolves, read-only text documents do not.

Tech  ·  1 November 2018
Bitcoin

Planting Bitcoin Part Four: Gardening

Once Satoshi's design for Bitcoin's genetic code was planted, it became time to nurture its development as a wholly new form of money.

Tech  ·  31 October 2018
Bitcoin

The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword? Bitcoin’s White Paper Proves It

The pen is mightier than the sword, or so Satoshi Nakamoto proved with bitcoin.

Tech  ·  31 October 2018
Bitcoin

The Bitcoin White Paper’s Birth Date Should Give Us All a Scare

Knowing Satoshi, Halloween was no coincidence.

Tech  ·  31 October 2018
Bitcoin

19 Words Prove Just How Audacious Bitcoin Really Was

Getting back to basics means capturing the spirit also.

Tech  ·  31 October 2018
Bitcoin

What Bitcoin’s White Paper Got Right, Wrong and What We Still Don’t Know

Bitcoin's white paper has its flaws, too.

Tech  ·  30 October 2018