Adam Back Denies Being Satoshi Nakamoto After NYT Report

Adam Back, a British cryptographer, has denied claims that he is the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. A recent New York Times report suggested that Back was the strongest candidate yet for the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin.

In response to the article, Back posted on X stating that his long record in cryptography and electronic cash research explains why reporters keep finding links between his work and Bitcoin's design.

Back emphasized that he had been 'early in laser focus on the positive societal implications of cryptography, online privacy and electronic cash' and that his work from about 1992 onward led to Hashcash and other ideas later echoed in Bitcoin.

Others have also questioned the evidence presented in the New York Times report, including Joe Weisenthal, a Bloomberg columnist, who stated that he was 'not 100% convinced by the evidence or the conclusion.'