April 5, 2025 marks what would be the 50th anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto – Bitcoin’s pseudonym creator. This supposed birthday is based on the date listed on your P2P Foundation profile.
Although Nakamoto’s true identity remains unconfirmed, his legacy continues to shape the digital financial scenario. The benchrypto separated are five facts about the mysterious Bitcoin architect.
April 5 was not random
Nakamoto listed April 5, 1975 as his anniversary – extended 42 years after the US government forbidding private gold in executive order 6102 on April 5, 1933, to stabilize the dollar.
Bitcoin, on the other hand, is designed to be a decentralized and deflationary alternative to the fiduciary currency. Thus, BTC’s difficulty adjustment occurs every 2,016 blocks – 2.016 being 6102 on the contrary.
Satoshi Nakamoto Bitcoin Fortune remains untouched
The Satoshi wallet, which is believed to contain 1.096 million BTC, has remained untouched since early 2010. Therefore, in the last decade, its value has increased more than 333 times, now exceeding $ 91 billion.
Despite the inactivity of the portfolio, Coinjoin transactions are regularly sent to your address. In this way, some see this as an act of tribute or a method of overshadowing.
Still without definitive identity
In March 2024, a UK court ruled that Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not Satoshi, calling his allegations “deliberately false.”
In addition, a October 2024 HBO documentary pointed out controversially to Canadian developer Peter Todd, who strongly denied any connection.
More recently, theories on the Internet have speculated on possible ties of Jack Dorsey, although no evidence supports the allegation. Thus, Nakamoto’s identity remains the most persistent mystery of the internet.
The silent message of the Genesis block
Embedded in the first block of Bitcoin is the headline: “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.” The line is from a UK newspaper.
It is seen as a critique of centralized monetary policy and remains one of Nakamoto’s few public statements beyond technical documentation.
Bitcoin design still remains
Fifteen years after its release, Bitcoin remains safe and deflating by design. The Nakamoto code base, although modified and enhanced by the open source community, still forms the base of the network, ensuring more than $ 1.6 trillion in value.
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