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May 2, 2016  By Pierluigi Paganini

 

The mystery about the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of the Bitcoin currency scheme, seems to be resolved, the man is Craig Steven Wright.

 

The mystery about the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of the Bitcoin virtual currency scheme, seems to be resolved, the man is the Australian entrepreneur Craig Steven Wright.

 

Craig Wright publicly admitted of being the Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto and provided technical proof of his assertion by using the cryptographic keys linked to Satoshi Nakamoto. Prominent members of the Bitcoin community and its core development team have also confirmed that Mr Wright is who is claims to be.

 

Jon Matonis, one of the founding directors of the Bitcoin Foundation also believe that Mr Wright is telling the truth.

 

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Yes, I was reading about this this very morning and wondering as to why he chose now to reveal his identity, and whether doing so makes any difference to Bitcoins and their use?

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