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Dituduh as Satoshi Nakamoto, Cryptographer Adam Back Denies the Allegation

Renowned cryptographer and CEO of Blockstream, Adam Back, firmly denies the investigation report by The New York Times (NYT) accusing him of being behind Satoshi Nakamoto. In the report released on Wednesday (08/04), NYT claims to have strong evidence based on stylometry (stylometry) similarities and technical records linking Back’s Hashcash discovery to Bitcoin’s core architecture.
Through his personal X account on Thursday (09/04), Adam Back explained that the similarities are merely coincidental due to his active participation in digital privacy and e-cash research since 1992. He emphasized that he is not Satoshi and does not know the true identity of Bitcoin’s creator. According to Back, the NYT’s claim is just a confirmation bias resulting from the numerous comments he made on Cypherpunk forums in the past.
In response to the controversy, Michael Saylor also defended by stating that past email correspondence evidence shows that Back and Satoshi are two different entities. Saylor emphasized that as long as there is no valid proof such as the use of Satoshi’s private keys, all identity theories are just narratives without credible evidence. For the crypto community, Satoshi’s anonymity remains a key pillar in maintaining Bitcoin’s neutrality as a global asset.