Satoshi Nakamoto

It’s been 14 years since the first bitcoin transaction was sent. On Jan. 12, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin system, sent Hal Finney, a well-regarded cryptographer and computer scientist, 10 bitcoin (BTC). Jimmy Song, author of "Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption and Redemption of Money," discusses Bitcoin network's developments throughout the years.

Jan 12, 2023

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright may be ratcheting down a multi-year effort to convince courts that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Wright seemed to suggest via Twitter on Wednesday that he would finally put his Satoshi court crusade to rest. Separately, Craig Wright has been given permission to appeal a Norwegian court ruling concerning his claims, CoinDesk has been told.

Dec 23, 2022

CoinDesk Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun discusses his analysis and outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points at their next meeting Nov. 1-2. Plus, CoinDesk U.S. Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon sheds light on Hodlonaut winning a defamation lawsuit against self-proclaimed "Satoshi Nakamoto" Craig Wright.

Oct 21, 2022

Hodlonaut won a lawsuit against self-proclaimed "Satoshi Nakamoto" Craig Wright on Thursday. Customers of bankrupt crypto lending platform Voyager Digital could recover 72% of their investments if a bid by FTX.US to buy the lender goes through. Crypto adoption slowed since the onset of the bear market this year but still remains above levels seen before 2021, according to Chainalysis.

Oct 20, 2022

Prominent Bitcoin community member Hodlonaut won a lawsuit against Craig Wright on Thursday. In her ruling, Norwegian Judge Helen Engebrigtsen wrote that the pseudonymous website editor "had sufficient factual grounds to claim that Wright had lied and cheated in his attempt to prove that he is Satoshi Nakamoto." "The Hash" panel discusses the details of the lawsuit and what this ruling means for the Bitcoin community.

Oct 20, 2022

CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon shares insights into the trial underway between pseudonymous bitcoiner Hodlonaut and Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist best known for claiming to be the inventor of Bitcoin.

Sep 14, 2022

Twitter influencer Hodlonaut and Australian computer scientist Craig Wright are going to trial in Norway to determine whether Hodlonaut’s tweets – in which he wrote that Wright’s claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto were false – are protected by freedom of speech.

Sep 12, 2022

Hodlonaut, who is set to appear in a Norwegian court next month, has already raised 52.679 BTC and $30,000 in donations ahead of a defamation court hearing involving nChain Chief Scientist Craig Wright. Hodlonaut joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss.

Aug 25, 2022

Hodlonaut, a prominent member of the Bitcoin community, will appear in a Norwegian court on Sept. 12 for a defamation case that began in March 2019 involving nChain Chief Scientist Craig Wright. Hodlonaut discusses what to expect, saying he's "very confident" about appearing in court and happy to start the process.

Aug 25, 2022

U.K. High Court Judge Martin Chamberlain has ruled that Craig Wright, the Australian scientist who claims to be Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, advanced false evidence in his defamation case against Peter McCormack. The judge awarded Wright only nominal damages of one British pound. Law firm Anderson Kill Partner Preston Byrne discusses the key takeaways and next steps.

Aug 2, 2022