In the ranking of the 20 wealthiest people on the planet, nestled between the Zara founder Amancio Ortega and Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, sits a different kind of billionaire. This person created one of the largest financial assets on the planet, controls a $93 billion fortune, and has won millions of loyal followers. The catch? No one knows who this person is.
Satoshi Nakamoto is the mystery creator of bitcoin. As the primacy of the digital currency grows — President Trump has announced a strategic bitcoin reserve — the mini-industry dedicated to uncovering Nakamoto’s true identity has kicked into high gear.
Channel 4 recently aired a documentary in which the journalist Gabriel Gatehouse goes looking for the “elusive creator of bitcoin”. Benjamin Wallace’s new
