Australian Craig Wright Identifies Self as Bitcoin Creator
- Wright provides technical evidence he is Satoshi Nakamoto
- Prominent members of Bitcoin community confirm claim, BBC says
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Craig Steven Wright, an Australian entrepreneur, identified himself as the creator of bitcoin almost five months after he was outed in media reports as the man behind the virtual currency.
Wright said in a blog post and interviews with three media organizations that he developed the original bitcoin software under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, a claim that’s been disputed by others. Wright provided technical evidence, including the original encryption keys, that have been confirmed by prominent members of the bitcoin community, the BBC reported.