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Governments and banks once mocked Bitcoin. Now they want in on it

After topping $100,000, Bitcoin supporters see the cryptocurrency soaring even higher. Despite once labelling Bitcoin “a scam”, Trump has emerged as arguably the world’s most powerful advocate for the asset. “There’s now this growing feeling that the 21st century will be the century of Bitcoin.” Keiser spotted Bitcoin’s potential early on and advised people to buy it when its value …

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Computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto avoids jail for contempt of court after breaching a High Court order

Daily Mail

A computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto has been handed a suspended sentence for contempt of court after breaching a court order. Dr Craig Wright lost a legal battle against Crypto Open Patent Alliance, a non-profit group including cryptocurrency firms, earlier this year over claims he was the man behind the pseudonym. In March, a …

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4 days, 4 hours ago

Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court

Associated Press

LONDON — An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin cryptocurrency was found Thursday to be in contempt of an order of London’s High Court and was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years. In a judgment on Thursday, Justice James Mellor said Craig Wright had committed “a clear breach” of …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Behind Bitcoin’s rally is a simple fact: Supplies are limited

Live Mint

Bitcoin investors celebrated last week after the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency hit $100,000 for the first time. The computer code behind bitcoin imposes a hard cap of 21 million bitcoins. Most analysts say it is unlikely that such a change could ever happen—especially since lifting the cap above 21 million could depress the price of bitcoin, by opening …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Mystery, Volatility, Trump: The Bitcoin Phenomenon

Deccan Chronicle

Hong Kong: Despite being the world's most famous cryptocurrency, Bitcoin -- whose value on Thursday passed $100,000 for the first time -- has always been surrounded by mystery and controversy. Here are some things to know about the volatile digital unit, which has soared since Donald Trump won the US election promising to make the country the "bitcoin and cryptocurrency …

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Bitcoin crosses $82,000 as Trump's return fuels optimism for crypto

India Today

Bitcoin crossed the $82,000 threshold for the first time on Monday, November 11, driven by renewed investor interest following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president. A higher premium suggests strong buying interest from US-based investors, potentially signalling institutional demand behind Bitcoin’s recent rally. BY THE NUMBER Bitcoin’s value has surged 94 per cent in 2024, boosted by a combination of …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Unmasking Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto—Again

Wired

Peter Todd is standing on the upper floor of a dilapidated industrial building somewhere in Czechia, chuckling under his breath. In the final scene of a new HBO documentary, Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, documentarian Cullen Hoback confronts Todd with the theory that he is Satoshi. “I will admit, you’re pretty creative—you come up with some crazy theories,” Todd tells …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

A now $44-billion question: Who is bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto?

New Indian Express

LONDON: An Australian man went on trial in London this week over his claims of inventing bitcoin -- not the first time someone has been linked to being the cryptocurrency's enigmatic creator. Computer scientist Craig Wright, 53, says he is "Satoshi Nakamoto", the pseudonym of bitcoin's creator and author of a white paper that introduced the cryptocurrency to the world …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

A computer scientist says he’s the mystery creator of bitcoin. A London judge aims to find the truth

Associated Press

LONDON — One of the enduring mysteries of the cryptocurrency industry took center stage Tuesday in a London court where a trial could finally settle the debate over the identity of bitcoin’s founder. Australian computer scientist Craig Wright entered the witness box at the High Court and testified he was the man behind “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the pseudonym that has masked …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Who was Bitcoin founder, Satoshi Nakamoto? Could he have been Apple's Steve Jobs, maybe not

Hindustan Times

Twelve years ago, on April 23, 2011, the world of cryptocurrency witnessed a cryptic milestone when Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive mastermind behind Bitcoin, penned one of the final correspondences to software developer Mike Hearn. Years later technologist Andy Baio, in his blogpost claimed, to have stumbled upon a copy of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin white paper on his Mac computer which …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Crypto expert Nick Szabo could be mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin creator, says Elon Musk

India Today

Even with its monumental hype in the last few years, no one knows who the creator of Bitcoin is. Just as we would take a guess on who this mysterious character might be, Elon Musk has done the same and come up with the name Nick Szabo as the answer. In a recent podcast with artificial-intelligence researcher Lex Fridman, the …

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3 years ago

Living quietly in a Surrey village, is this really the man who invented Bitcoin?

Daily Mail

The leafy lane is regularly described as one of the most expensive addresses in Britain, a Home Counties idyll where Premier League footballers now threaten the commuter-belt ascendancy of stockbrokers and other City types. Mystery man: Dr Craig Wright, ruled by a US court to be the creator of Bitcoin It was Nakamoto who, in 2008, wrote a groundbreaking academic …

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3 years ago

Who is ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, the Bitcoin billionaire who doesn’t exist?

The Telegraph

Ira Kleiman fell under suspicion regarding emails presented to the court purporting to have been written by Wright to David Kleiman in 2008, yet sent from an email domain that wasn’t created until November 2011. Satoshi Nakamoto was the pseudonym used on a posting on a cryptography mailing list on November 1, 2008, to announce a new digital currency, “bitcoin”, …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Satoshi Nakamoto: Florida court could soon reveal true identity of mysterious Bitcoin creator

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The identity of the …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto now 15th richest person in the world

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, is now the 15th wealthiest person …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto could be unmasked at Florida trial

Live Mint

A seemingly run-of-the-mill trial is playing out in Florida: The family of a deceased man is suing his former business partner over control of their partnership’s assets. In this case, the assets in question are a cache of about one million bitcoins, equivalent to around $64 billion today, belonging to bitcoin’s creator, the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. Mr. Kleiman’s family argues …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Bitcoin wallet from Satoshi era mysteriously activates after 11 years

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Follow The Independent’s live coverage of bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market The 50 bitcoins …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Bitcoin wallet from the Satoshi Nakamoto era suddenly activates after 9 years

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The digital wallet, which contains 616 BTC, dates back to around the time that bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator …

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3 years, 5 months ago

KSI: YouTube star and rapper says he made £7m in Bitcoin investment but ‘lost it all’

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. KSI – real name Olajide Olatunji – told Laing: …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Investing in Bitcoin? You may want to know about 'satoshi' before shopping

Firstpost

For something that is neither a coin nor a recognised currency anywhere else on the planet, the announcement by El Salvador that it was making Bitcoin legal tender came as a shock to many and a pleasant surprise to some. “If you go to a McDonald’s or whatever, they cannot say we’re not going to take your Bitcoin, they have …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Crypto definitions: A beginner’s guide to cryptocurrency lingo

CNN

New York CNN Business — Investing in cryptocurrencies requires an appetite for risk and a whole new vocabulary. Blockchain is fundamental to bitcoin’s appeal: As a decentralized database, it can’t be controlled by any one person or group — unlike a fiat currency such as the US dollar, which is managed by a central bank. HODL Depending on whom you …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Bitcoin: What you need to know

CNN

New York CNN Business — After years of skepticism, bitcoin is finally gaining mainstream credibility. So if you’ve been ignoring bitcoin thinking it might just be a financial fad, now’s the time to start paying attention. Marketplaces called “bitcoin exchanges” allow people to buy or sell bitcoins using different traditional currencies. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has a …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Blockchain transaction tested in space

The Hindu

JP Morgan has successfully tested a blockchain transaction in space using Danish space firm GomSpace’s satellites. It is the world’s first bank-led tokenised value transfer in space, executed via smart contracts on a blockchain network, established between satellites orbiting the earth, GomSpace said in a release. This breakthrough opens the door to a potential peer-to-peer satellite marketplace in the long …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto’s return could dramatically affect price of cryptocurrency, Coinbase warns

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy If the identity of bitcoin’s mysterious inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, is ever revealed, it …

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Governments and banks once mocked Bitcoin. Now they want in on it

Computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto avoids jail for contempt of court after breaching a High Court order

Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court

Behind Bitcoin’s rally is a simple fact: Supplies are limited

Mystery, Volatility, Trump: The Bitcoin Phenomenon

Bitcoin crosses $82,000 as Trump's return fuels optimism for crypto

Unmasking Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto—Again

A now $44-billion question: Who is bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto?

A computer scientist says he’s the mystery creator of bitcoin. A London judge aims to find the truth

Who was Bitcoin founder, Satoshi Nakamoto? Could he have been Apple's Steve Jobs, maybe not

Crypto expert Nick Szabo could be mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin creator, says Elon Musk

Living quietly in a Surrey village, is this really the man who invented Bitcoin?

Who is ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, the Bitcoin billionaire who doesn’t exist?

Satoshi Nakamoto: Florida court could soon reveal true identity of mysterious Bitcoin creator

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto now 15th richest person in the world

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto could be unmasked at Florida trial

Bitcoin wallet from Satoshi era mysteriously activates after 11 years

Bitcoin wallet from the Satoshi Nakamoto era suddenly activates after 9 years

KSI: YouTube star and rapper says he made £7m in Bitcoin investment but ‘lost it all’

Investing in Bitcoin? You may want to know about 'satoshi' before shopping

Crypto definitions: A beginner’s guide to cryptocurrency lingo

Bitcoin: What you need to know

Blockchain transaction tested in space

Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto’s return could dramatically affect price of cryptocurrency, Coinbase warns