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Opinion

Bitcoin: The Dawn of a New Monetary Era

Seventeen years after Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world, it has grown from a cryptographic experiment into a global movement, argues Tony Yazbeck, co-founder of The Bitcoin Way.

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Opinion

The Bitcoin White Paper Offered a Blueprint for a More Reliable Financial System

Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white paper did not describe the end of Bitcoin’s development but the beginning, argues Voltage’s Bobby Shell.

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Markets

Missing Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Is Recovered in Lugano

The layers of disappearing stripes creating the illusion of Satoshi, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, that fade into code when viewed head-on had stood on the site since late 2024.

The statue of Satoshi viewed head-on, showing the parkland behind.

Tech

Bitcoin Devs Float Proposal to Freeze Quantum-Vulnerable Addresses — Even Satoshi Nakamoto’s

Bitcoin’s cryptography has never faced an existential threat and still doesn’t, except preemptive ones that can possibly target early wallets.

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

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Who Is Satoshi? Benjamin Wallace Goes Down the Rabbit Hole in New Book

“The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto” is a thoughtful new investigation into Bitcoin’s origins.

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Tech

Satoshi Nakamoto: The Mystery That (Probably) Will Never Be Solved

An HBO documentary floated a bizarre theory about the Bitcoin creator's identity, while self-proclaimed Satoshi Craig Wright suffered a big U.K. court defeat.

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Videos

Nigeria Frees Binance's Gambaryan; Peter Todd Goes Into Hiding After HBO Doc Names Him Satoshi

A Nigerian court releases Binance compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan. Plus, where bitcoin is going ahead of the U.S. election and Peter Todd goes into hiding after a documentary names him Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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Tech

The Protocol: Peter Todd Wants to Fix Satoshi's Bitcoin Bugs

The HBO documentary turned the spotlight on an early Bitcoin contributor who recently has proposed an upgrade to fix all the bugs left in Bitcoin's original code. PLUS: Criticisms mount after EigenLayer unlocks EIGEN token, as Babylon vaults to top of Bitcoin DeFi leaderboard.

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Markets

Polymarket Bettors Shuffle Odds of Bitcoin's Creator Reveal Ahead of HBO Documentary

New information over the weekend shattered the consensus on who Satoshi Nakamoto might be.

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Opinion

My Friend, Satoshi?

A forthcoming HBO documentary has reopened speculation that Len Sassaman was the creator of Bitcoin. I knew Len. The theory is plausible.

Len Sassaman circa 2006 (Simon Law/Wikimedia Commons)