3 reasons why the Bitcoin Genesis Block inspires the community

Today security and transparency are promoted in the Bitcoin ecosystem. The anniversary of the Genesis Block reaffirms the community’s commitment to decentralization. Today, like every January 3 since 2009, the global Bitcoin (BTC) community is united to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the Genesis Block, the first of the decentralized network created by the enigmatic … Read more

Satoshi foresaw the consequences of quantum computing “breaking” Bitcoin

Recently, the technology giant Google launched a quantum chip called Willow. The processing capacity of this chip has been described in an attractive way for marketing, saying that it can solve in 5 minutes a mathematical problem “that would take a supercomputer 10 septillion years (that is, 10 25), a number that far exceeds the … Read more

Satoshi Nakamoto’s impostor is caught by justice, again

He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, but suspended for 2 years. Wright was convicted after launching a legal claim against Bitcoin developers. A London court convicted Craig Wright, the fake Satoshi Nakamoto, of contempt of court. The sentence is 12 months in prison, although suspended. The conviction It comes after Wright launched a … Read more

¿Quién es Paul Le Roux, el criminal convicto sospechoso de ser Satoshi Nakamoto?

Paul Le Roux es un ex programador y ex jefe de un cartel criminal de Zimbabue. En 1999 creó E4M, un programa de cifrado gratuito y de código abierto. Se le atribuye el desarrollo de TrueCrypt, un software gratuito de cifrado, pero él lo niega. Fue arrestado en 2012 por conspiración para importar narcóticos a … Read more

“Bitcoin is the worst form of money… except for all the others”

“Bitcoin is the worst form of money, except for all the others.” Alex, a researcher who presents himself under that name, reached that conclusion after years of studying the philosophical and political implications of the digital currency created by Satoshi Nakamoto. The thesis was presented during the Adopting Bitcoin 2024 conference, which took place on … Read more

Satoshi-era miner moves 2,000 BTC with a hidden message

An entity from the Satoshi era appears again. On this occasion it was revealed through a set of transactions involving coins mined between August and November 2010, sent to an unknown address. As we can see in the Bitcoin explorers, in total they were transferred 117 transactions. Of which, 39 are coins mined at that … Read more

Who is the new Faketoshi Nakamoto, Stephen Mollah?

Stephen Mollah claimed on October 31, 2024 that he was the man behind Satoshi Nakamoto. For this announcement, Mollah charged $500 per attendee at the press conference. Mollah’s statements have been supported by Charles Anderson, who works as his spokesman. Mollah could not prove he had access to Nakamoto’s bitcoins, much less the genesis block. … Read more

The Cinderella of Bitcoin

“Ruke say guk, ruke say guk; there is blood on the shoe the shoe doesn’t fit. The real bride is home.” Cinderella The Brothers Grimm’s Cinderella is different from Disney’s. There are no fairy godmothers or mice that turn into horses. None of these Cinderellas look like the Egyptian one, kidnapped by pirates and sold … Read more

“Of course I am, I’m Satoshi Nakamoto,” says Peter Todd

An HBO documentary points out that the young developer is Satoshi Nakamoto. For Todd, the creator of the documentary just “recorded a bunch of footage.” Peter Todd’s presence did not go unnoticed at LaBitConf Argentina. The Canadian developer is one of the characters of the moment for the bitcoiner community after an HBO documentary identified … Read more