Một nhà báo của tờ New York Times, người đã giành giải Pulitzer, đã đưa tin rằng Adam Back là “người sáng lập Bitcoin”, điều này đã gây ra nhiều tranh luận sôi nổi

The New York Times reporter Karyrulu（John Carreyrou）、a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is famous for his book “Bad Blood.” Recently, he published a major investigative report in which he believes that the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is highly likely to be the British cryptographer Back（Adam Back). This is not the first time Back has been accused of being Satoshi Nakamoto. He once again denied and reiterated that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto. But if Satoshi Nakamoto is not Asian or White, could he be Black? A netizen on X changed Back’s name to Adam Black and added a picture with a caption, which prompted Back to post a protest comment underneath: it’s Back, not Black—please correct it!

Pulitzer Prize winner, after AI-supported field investigation, points to Back as Bitcoin’s founder

New York Times reporter Karyrulu（John Carreyrou）published an in-depth investigative report, claiming that the anonymous longtime inventor of Bitcoin BTC, “Satoshi Nakamoto,” is in fact the British cryptographer Adam Back（Adam Back). This investigation, combining artificial intelligence analysis and linguistic courtroom science, attempts to unravel the mystery of the digital identity that has plagued the financial industry since 2008, drawing intense attention from the cryptocurrency community.

Karyrulu, known for exposing the Silicon Valley scam case “Bad Blood,” in this instance collaborated with artificial intelligence experts to cross-check more than 130k emails and posts from online forums over a period of 18 months. They found a high degree of consistency between Back’s writing habits and Satoshi Nakamoto’s, including mixing American and British spelling, using double spaces at the end of sentences, and recurring misuse of “its” and “it’s,” among other traits. Robert Leonard, a linguistics expert at Hofstra University, said that these specific grammar habits are like a “syntactic fingerprint,” which can effectively identify the author’s professional background and geographic origin. In addition, “HashCash,” the proof-of-work algorithm invented by Back in 1997, is precisely the technical core of the mining mechanism described in the Bitcoin white paper.

The parties deny again, stressing decentralized value

In response to the New York Times report, Back, 55 years old and CEO of blockchain technology company Blockstream, immediately issued a statement on the social platform X, firmly denying that he is Satoshi Nakamoto. Back emphasized that he does not know Satoshi Nakamoto’s true identity. He believes that the inventor’s anonymity has positive significance for Bitcoin, helping the market see it as a kind of mathematical scarcity digital commodity. Although Back displayed a defensive posture when being interviewed, and was even recorded showing body language that subtly suggested unease, he has consistently argued that he is only an early participant in the Cypherpunks movement—committed to protecting personal communications freedom through cryptography, rather than being the founder who controls vast assets. Despite the party’s strong denials, Back has invested in many Bitcoin companies; the most well-known is Japan’s first Bitcoin reserve company Metaplanet. He also once said at a Bitcoin conference that in the end, all companies will be “Bitcoinized.”

Digital footprints reveal semantic features and hidden links

Further analysis of the report indicates that in the digital footprints of Satoshi Nakamoto and Back, there is a large overlap of rare vocabulary, such as “a menace to the network” and “abandonware,” among others. The investigation team used advanced search functions to compare multiple potential candidates, and found that only Back fully matched these special linguistic features. Karyrulu believes that Back may have adopted sophisticated masking methods, including using personal names to communicate via email with Satoshi Nakamoto, attempting to create the illusion that the two are different individuals. If this investigation turns out to be true, this scientist, who graduated from the University of Exeter, would hold about 1.1 million bitcoins in the Satoshi Nakamoto account. Based on current market conditions, his net worth could be as high as 70 billion USD.

Are we all Satoshi Nakamoto? Where is Satoshi Nakamoto from?

Dorian Nakamoto, an uncle who is often turned into meme images online, is a Japanese American, and he himself also firmly denies that he is Satoshi Nakamoto. However, the image has become a meme that will last for years and years. Since Satoshi Nakamoto is anonymous, of course people from different countries or races could all be Satoshi Nakamoto. As the investigative report gained momentum and went viral, social media also saw various discussions and pranks targeting Back’s identity. A netizen on the X platform changed his name to “Adam Black” and added a picture implying his ethnic background. This action made Back himself unhappy, and he personally left a comment requesting a correction to the spelling of his name. This little episode reflects how public speculation about Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity has gone beyond the technical level and turned into a comedic matter. Although the New York Times put forward detailed linguistic evidence, because Satoshi Nakamoto’s genesis coin keys have never been activated, there is still a lack of direct cryptographic evidence proving that Back is indeed the person.

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