Satoshi Nakamoto

Satoshi Nakamoto
A statue in Budapest dedicated to Satoshi Nakamoto
EducationCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona (alleged)
Known forInventing bitcoin, implementing the first blockchain
Scientific career
FieldsDigital currencies, computer science, cryptography

Satoshi Nakamoto (fl. 31 October 2008 – 26 April 2011) is the name used by the presumed pseudonymous person or persons who developed bitcoin, authored the bitcoin white paper, and created and deployed bitcoin's original reference implementation. As part of the implementation, Nakamoto also devised the first blockchain database. Nakamoto was active in the development of bitcoin until December 2010.

There has been widespread speculation about Nakamoto's true identity, with various people posited as the person or persons behind the name. Though Nakamoto's name is Japanese, and inscribed as a man living in Japan, most of the speculation has involved software and cryptography experts in the United States or Europe.

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