- Stephen Mollah stated he was Satoshi Nakamoto in entrance of a dozen journalists in London
- Bitcoin core developer Peter Todd was mistakenly named as Nakamoto in an HBO documentary final month
One other man has come ahead claiming to be the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
This time his identify is Stephen Mollah. Taking to the stage at London's Entrance Line Membership in entrance of a few dozen journalists, Mollah made the announcement with one journalist calling it a “unusual set-up”.
Joe Tidy, a BBC journalist, live-tweeted the occasion on X, saying: “Unusual set-up for a press convention when the organizer requested me to pay £500 to attend and seem on stage to ask questions of a mysterious billionaire.
I'm at a London occasion billed as “revealing the true authorized identification of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.” Particular preparation for a press convention when the organizer requested me to pay £500 to attend and seem on stage to ask questions of the mysterious billionaire. pic.twitter.com/3oTB6qX20U
— Joe Tidy (@joetidy) 31 October 2024
In response to Mollah, he has beforehand claimed to be Nakamoto, is presently in a authorized dispute over it, and is now prepared to offer proof. In 2016, he tried to disclose who he was, however “somebody stopped him”.
After an hour of listening to Mollah's story, he was unable to offer proof. As an alternative, he equipped a sequence of screenshots that would simply be spoofed. When requested to maneuver a few of Genesis' bitcoins, Mollah stated he would accomplish that within the 'subsequent few months'.
Mollah and Charles Anderson, the organizer of the occasion, had been charged with fraud when Mollah impersonated Nakamoto between November 2022 and October final yr. The pair pleaded not responsible at a listening to final month, The Customary studies.
Subsequent to the checklist
Mollah joins a rising checklist of people that have claimed to be Nakamoto or others imagine they’re.
Final month, the HBO documentary Cash Electrical: The Bitcoin Thriller mistakenly named Bitcoin core developer Peter Todd as Nakamoto. Earlier than the massive reveal, the documentary additionally pointed to Blockstream founder Adam Again.
Following the documentary, Todd stated he was pushed underground due to fears for his security.
Others who think about themselves Nakamotos embody the late software program engineer Hal Finney and laptop scientist Nick Szabo.
In Might, the UK Excessive Courtroom dominated towards Australian Craigt Wright that he was Nakamoto, arguing that Wright lied “extensively and repeatedly” through the trial, additional accusing him of presenting “fabricated” proof to assist his claims.
