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It is no secret that Satoshi Nakamoto, the father of Bitcoin, is still one of the biggest unsolved mysteries within the crypto space, as no one knows if the pseudonymous tag belongs to a single person or a group. A Final Message From Satoshi Interestingly, December 12, 2010, eleven years ago, was the last time anyone heard from Satoshi publicly after they left a final message telling early members of the Bitcointalk forum that there’s still a lot of work to be done to improve...

Craig Wright has won his bitcoin-related civil suit, casting doubt on all those who said the London-based Australian computer scientist wasn’t Satoshi Nakamoto. Craig Wright Is Victorious in Court The suit centered around an alleged stash of cryptocurrency and bitcoin units worth approximately $54 billion at the time of writing. A jury in Florida has dismissed approximately six of seven charges brought forth by the family of David Kleiman, who allegedly worked with...

Satoshi Nakamoto – the anonymous creator of bitcoin, the globe’s number one digital currency by market cap – is now listed as the 15th richest person. Satoshi Nakamoto Is Now Amongst the Uber Rich Bitcoin first rose to prominence over 12 years ago. It was mined for the first time in January of 2009, and many traders now view the currency not just as a speculative tool, but as a hedge of sorts; something that can keep their wealth steady during times of economic strife....

October 31, 2008, marks the birth of Bitcoin as we know it today after Satoshi published a paper titled: Bitcoin: “A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” The Bitcoin whitepaper explains the problem with centralized electronic payment systems like banks and financial institutions while also proposing how a tamper-proof, decentralized peer-to-peer protocol solves the issue. Put simply, Satoshi’s solution in the paper was to completely eliminate the centralized third-party...

Budapest – the capital of Hungary – has recently unveiled a new bronze bust of Satoshi Nakamoto, the alleged pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. Satoshi Nakamoto Will Always Be Remembered For the most part, the bust is rather faceless and expressionless. This was done on purpose according to the statue’s designers Gergely Reka and Tamas Gilly. They mention on a website discussing the work: We do not know the gender,...

Satoshi Nakamoto – the pseudonym for the yet undiscovered creator(s) of Bitcoin– has had a faceless bronze statue erected in ‘his’ honor in Hungary. Depicting Bitcoin’s Anonymous Creator The sculpture was unveiled in a technology-themed park in Budapest – the capital of Hungary – where also stands a statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Fans pose with Satoshi statue. Source: New York PostAs Nakamoto is an anonymous figure, some have compared the difficulty of designing...

The co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz – Marc Andreessen – highlighted cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology as a financial revolution. He also praised bitcoin, saying it is not only a digital asset but a network providing numerous options to investors. Cryptocurrencies Can Build Trusty Relationships During an interview for Bloomberg, the American entrepreneur Marc Andreessen revealed his reasons what makes digital assets an enduring investment option. He stated that one...

The Hungarian capital will immortalize the anonymous creator of Bitcoin by building a bronze statue of him. The designers of the project plan to put a hoodie on his head to represent his anonymity. A Statue of His Honor The secret identity of Bitcoin’s creator – with the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto – remains one of the biggest mysteries in the crypto community. Even though no one knows his (or her) real name, sculptors from the Hungarian capital Budapest decided to erect a...

The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed a resolution this week commending Bitcoin for becoming “the first decentralized trillion-dollar asset,” encouraging the state and the local government to consider crypto assets and blockchain technology. The House Resolution No. 33, signed by representative Mark Wright, praises BTC’s success through the years and its pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, for his “contribution to economic security.” “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED...

Paying homage to Satoshi Nakamoto and his message embedded in the Bitcoin Genesis Block in 2009, Coinbase has done the same today. On the day they’re set to become a publicly traded company, the exchange asked a large Bitcoin mining pool to embed a note in the Bitcoin blockchain in regards to the latest stimulus bill.  When launching the Genesis Block of the first-ever cryptocurrency in January 2009, the anonymous creator(s) embedded the following message referring to the...