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Adam Back Denies He's Satoshi Nakamoto After NYT Names Him as Bitcoin Creator

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Published 2026-04-08 10:33 UTCUpdated 2026-04-08 16:01 UTC

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Adam Back Denies He's Satoshi Nakamoto After NYT Names Him as Bitcoin Creator

Decrypt · decrypt.co · 2026-04-08 16:00 UTC

Adam Back Denied Satoshi Rumors Again, But There's a Silver Lining

U · u.today · 2026-04-08 15:29 UTC

NYT Names Adam Back as Bitcoin’s Creator, but Back Says No

Bitcoinmagazine · bitcoinmagazine.com · 2026-04-08 15:00 UTC

NYT revives Adam Back theory in latest bid to identify Bitcoin creator

Cointelegraph · cointelegraph.com · 2026-04-08 11:03 UTC

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Bitcoin Magazine NYT Names Adam Back as Bitcoin’s Creator, but Back Says No The New York Times published an investigation Tuesday arguing that Adam Back, a British cryptographer and longtime figure in the Bitcoin community, is the most credible candidate yet for Satoshi Nakamoto — the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin.

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