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Here are a few more assumptions. This time, a little more adequate. In 2014, a Japanese-American physicist, Dorian Nakamoto, was found by the media interested in finding the real Nakamoto. Journalists were interested in his name, field of activity (Mr. Nakamoto worked in both secret defense projects and large financial companies), and libertarian views. When asked directly about the creation of Bitcoin during an interview, he evasively replied that he was no longer working on the project, but later said that his words were misinterpreted and that the scientist had nothing to do with Satoshi Nakamoto. Cryptographer Hal Finney was the fi

It is human to try to lift the veil of mystery, even if it is almost impossible. There is still a debate about who the mysterious Bitcoin creator might be. And here are some assumptions. Let’s start with the least adequate. Let’s start with not the most convincing assumption. Elon Musk! An ex-employee of his corporation SpaceX claims that Mask is Satoshi Nakamoto. According to the programmer, in 2017, he was talking to a representative of Elon Musk on the phone, and at the end of the conversation, either as a joke or seriously asked if Elon Musk could have been the creator of Bitcoin. The representative paused and mysteriously said, "What

Almost nothing. The creator of bitcoin (or a group of individuals, as some believe) went to great lengths to remain anonymous. Here we could end this article. But several interesting facts still lie on the surface, and these facts once again confirm the mystery of this figure. On the P2P Foundation website, Satoshi indicated his date and place of birth: April 5, 1975, Japan. Given the secrecy of this person, it is safe to say that this information is not true. Moreover, some publicists spotted an Easter egg on this date. On this date, in 1933, American President Franklin Roosevelt signed a decree on the confiscation of gold from citize

Unlike Satoshi Nakamoto, whose real existence is still in doubt among some people, Vitalik is fairly a public person, and by his 28 years has managed to become one of the most influential figures in the world of cryptocurrencies. It's no secret that it was his project that created Ethereum. What else do we know about him? In 2011, Vitalik founded Bitcoin Magazine, which became the only major print publication covering cryptocurrency at that time. Vitalik was only 18 years old at that time. The name Ethereum was invented by Vitalik himself, inspired by science fiction. He said that he liked the name because of its euphony, and also beca

Dear friends, we continue our favorite Blockchain-Pop column, and today we are again talking about incredible facts and amazing cases in the world of cryptocurrencies. It's no secret that cryptocurrency transactions consume a lot of energy because, for any action within the blockchain, you need to use every link in the chain. For example, one bitcoin transaction consumes around 400 megawatts, while a simple transfer from a bank card consumes about 70. Thus, one can safely say that bitcoin transactions alone consume more energy per month than all Ireland does. And if we add here the transactions of all other currencies, we get a cosmic figu

It all started with the mysterious bitcoin, which no one believed. Almost nothing is known about the figure of Satoshi Nakamoto, its creator. The first crypto enthusiasts acted at random, not even suspecting (but secretly hoping) that in a few years, their assets would grow in value thousands of times. Remember everyone's beloved story about the first purchase of bitcoins? A programmer from the USA spent 10,000BTC for two pizzas. Our new Blockchain-Pop section presents a selection of funny cases and fun facts in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Let’s begin, shall we? In 2013, British programmer James Howells threw his old hard drive int