Who founded bitcoin? Surrey scientist fights to prove he’s crypto creator

The true identity of the inventor of the cryptocurrency bitcoin is one of the biggest mysteries of the digital age.

While rumours have spread for more than a decade, only one thing is certain: the shadowy creator (or creators) has gone by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto.

But the question is not just a matter of intrigue for the tech geeks, because the creator is also the rightful owner of a bitcoin treasure chest worth some £31.5 billion — potentially making the person behind the mask one of the richest people in the world.

Which may be one of the reasons Craig Wright, a 53-year-old Australian computer scientist who lives in Surrey, is going to huge lengths to prove he is Nakamoto.

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