Satoshi Nakamoto
Satoshi Nakamoto | |
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A statue in Budapest dedicated to Satoshi Nakamoto | |
| Education | Unknown |
| Known for | Inventing bitcoin, implementing the first blockchain |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Digital currencies, computer science, cryptography |
Satoshi Nakamoto (fl. 31 October 2008 – 26 April 2011[1]) is the name used by the presumed pseudonymous[2][3][4][5] person or persons who developed bitcoin, authored the bitcoin white paper, and created and deployed bitcoin's original reference implementation.[6] As part of the implementation, Nakamoto also devised the first blockchain database.[7] Nakamoto was active in the development of bitcoin until December 2010.[8]
Nakamoto's true identity is unknown, although various people have been posited as the person or group of people behind his name. His name is Japanese, and his persona suggests a man living in Japan,[9] but many have speculated that he is a software and cryptography expert from the United States or Europe. Assuming he is an individual person, Nakamoto's bitcoin holdings make him one of the world's wealthiest people. His wallet, which has been untouched since 2010, holds an estimated 1.1 million bitcoins. At their July 14, 2025 price of over $123,000 each, Nakamoto's bitcoins were worth nearly $135 billion.[10]
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