British Bitcoin Developer Denies Being Satoshi Nakamoto After New York Times Investigation
Adam Back rejects claims linking him to the mysterious creator of Bitcoin following high-profile investigative report April 8, 2026 — A prominent British Bitcoin entrepreneur has publicly denied being Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, following a New York Times investigation that identified him as the likely inventor. Adam Back,
Adam Back rejects claims linking him to the mysterious creator of Bitcoin following high-profile investigative report
April 8, 2026 — A prominent British Bitcoin entrepreneur has publicly denied being Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, following a New York Times investigation that identified him as the likely inventor. Adam Back, a well-known figure in the cryptocurrency community, told the BBC the investigation amounted to "confirmation bias" and insisted he is not the person behind the pseudonym. The New York Times investigation, authored by journalist John Carreyrou, analyzed Back's emails and online posts, finding what it described as "striking similarities" to those of Satoshi Nakamoto. The report also noted that Back's online activity appeared to match Satoshi's disappearance from Bitcoin forums shortly after the cryptocurrency's white paper was published in 2008.
Bitcoin’s founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, has remained hidden for 17 years. A trail of clues — and a year of digging by our reporter, John Carreyrou — led us to a 55-year-old computer scientist in El Salvador named Adam Back. https://t.co/s6Jy00IDdk
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 8, 2026
Back, who has been accused of being Satoshi multiple times throughout his career, addressed the claims on X, stating: "I'm not satoshi, but I was early in laser focus on the positive societal implications of cryptography, online privacy and electronic cash." He characterized the evidence presented in the article as "a combination of coincidence and similar phrases from people with similar experience and interests."
BREAKING: NYTimes claims Adam Back is likely Satoshi, after year-long investigation.
— Polymarket (@Polymarket) April 8, 2026
This is not the first time someone has been publicly identified as Bitcoin's creator. In 2024, an HBO documentary named Canadian crypto expert Peter Todd as Satoshi, which Todd called "ludicrous." Australian computer scientist Craig Wright also claimed for years to be Satoshi before a UK High Court judge ruled in March 2024 that he was not. The true identity of Satoshi remains one of the internet's most enduring mysteries, with the creator's Bitcoin wallet estimated to be worth approximately $70 billion if still controlled.
