Is Craig Wright the Founder of Bitcoin?

“Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?” The question is asked by many who wonder about the person who founded the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. A better question should be asked: “Who ‘really’ is Satoshi Nakamoto?” As most believe, Satoshi Nakamoto is a pseudonym. Recently, someone has come forward and revealed himself to be the true founder of Bitcoin. While some may wonder about conspiracies and shady twists and turns, a large number of credible sources do concur Craig Wright is the person behind the Satoshi Nakamoto persona. Craig Wright claims to be the founder of Bitcoin, and this is likely true.

An air of mystery still surrounds Bitcoin and its founding. Perhaps there is more to the tale of establishing Bitcoin than what Craig Wright is revealing. In the modern world of online celebrities and mysterious persons hiding behind online characters, the cloud of mystery over Wright/Nakamoto is never going to fully disappear. In some ways, that is what makes following the tale of Bitcoin a lot of fun.

Online media helped stir the proverbial pot with reports about the identity of the founder of Bitcoin. Reading up on the speculation was something serious fans of all things tech-oriented enjoyed doing.

Craig Wright has taken steps to confirm he is the founder. He did so in private, and this helped speed up a lot of speculation. Wright may not so much have made the private comments in confidence as much as he did so to get a leak out to the news. Or is that assessment another form of speculation?

Wright did not reveal the information on that his own. A number of media and Internet resources published their own accounts of his alter ego. Wired was one magazine that published its belief about Wright’s identity. Gizmodo followed suit with the same assessment.

Wright did produce a somewhat rambling blog post that noted he was revealing himself to be the founder of Bitcoin. In the blog post, Wright stated he wished to remove himself from the persona of Satoshi. He even used the somewhat provocative language that Satoshi was dead. He also cryptographically used Satoshi’s private keys to further establish proof.

More than a few queries are raised here.

Is Wright trying to play to an audience with these statements? Or is Wright setting up some kind of future major business deal involving Bitcoin? No answers exist for these questions at present. Surely, an answer to questions regarding Wright’s motivations will be revealed in time.

Bitcoin has been the source of quite a bit of controversy since its founding. Evading a connection to controversial issues may have been a motivating factor in Wright keeping things so private. Now, the curtain is being pulled away and the whole story is sure to be told. No real reason exists to doubt Wright’s claims. Proof positive may end up being quickly forthcoming.