Could it be that the man behind Twitter, Jack Dorsey, is actually the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto?
A new theory has emerged, and it’s causing quite a hype in the crypto community.
We’re aren’t all Satoshi?
Matthew Sigel, who heads digital assets research at VanEck, took to social media to share his intriguing belief that Dorsey might just be the genius behind Bitcoin’s creation.
“I’m convinced that Jack Dorsey—CEO of Square and founder of X—is Bitcoin’s founder Satoshi Nakamoto.”
While he admits that the evidence isn’t ironclad, he argues it’s worth exploring, especially with Bitcoin’s market value inching up towards $2 trillion.
Strange coincidences?
It all started with research by Seán Murray, who connected Dorsey to Nakamoto through a series of fascinating coincidences and circumstantial evidence.
For starters, Dorsey has been involved in the cypherpunk movement since the ‘90s and has a solid background in cryptography.
Plus, there are some uncanny timing coincidences between important events in Bitcoin’s history and Dorsey’s life.
For instance, the first Bitcoin transaction happened on January 11, Dorsey’s mother’s birthday! Coincidence?
Satoshi logged into IRC from a California IP address around the same time Dorsey was living there. And some references in Bitcoin’s original code appear to have ties to him.
Sigel believes that if Dorsey is indeed Satoshi, it could provide clarity about the 1.1 million Bitcoin attributed to Nakamoto, worth $103 billion, alleviating fears about potential market instability if those coins were ever sold.
Proof of keys, not names
Now, not everyone is on board with this theory. Sigel acknowledges that some people think speculating about Satoshi’s identity could harm Bitcoin or its community.
But he strongly disagrees, asserting that Bitcoin’s decentralized nature means no single person can control it.
Throughout the years, several other candidates have been thrown into the ring as potential Satoshis, names like Craig Wright and Nick Szabo have all been linked to the mystery.
Yet none have provided definitive proof or have been met with skepticism from the crypto community.
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