Bitcoin ‘creator’ Craig Wright who claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto posts message apologising for claims
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 The man who claimed to be the BitCoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has apparently gone back on his promise to provide proof in a bizarre post on his website. Though none of the message explicitly says that Dr Wright isn’t who he had claimed, it says that he will no longer provide the proof he had promised. Dr Wright had shown a range of news organisations apparent proof that he created Bitcoin – but he was later called out on that evidence on sites including Reddit, where users said that they didn't show that Dr Wright was the man behind "Satoshi Nakamoto". I know now that I am not strong enough for this.” Dr Wright apologises to Jon Matins and Gavin Andresen, the two leading Bitcoin experts who appeared to have verified Dr Wright’s claims.
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