Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.
7 entries reference this keyword in body prose.
The hypothesis that Adam Back (Hashcash inventor, first Satoshi contact) was Satoshi. Frame: April 2026 NYT stylometric investigation by Carreyrou. Counter: Back's 2024 COPA v Wright sworn testimony.
The Peter Todd = Satoshi hypothesis from HBO 2024 "Money Electric." Frame: a Dec 2010 BitcoinTalk thread where Todd seemed to complete a Satoshi post. Counter: Todd was 22 and an undergrad in 2007.
The hypothesis that Hal Finney — RPOW author and Dorian Nakamoto's Temple City neighbor — was Satoshi. Frame: Greenberg 2014 Forbes "Nakamoto's Neighbor." Counter: April 18, 2009 race-day alibi.
The hypothesis that Nick Szabo (Bit Gold creator, "smart contracts" coiner) was Satoshi. Frame: Skye Grey 2013 stylometric article. Counter: Szabo's 2008 Bit Gold help request and self-denials.
The Japanese-language hypothesis that Isamu Kaneko (Winny P2P developer, prosecuted from 2004, died July 2013) was Satoshi. Counter: criminal-case scrutiny, English-register difference.
The hypothesis that Len Sassaman (cypherpunk cryptographer, died July 3, 2011) was Satoshi. Frame: timing argument and cypherpunk credentials. Counter: no direct documentary link, no widow comment.
The hypothesis that Wei Dai — b-money author (whitepaper ref [1]) and Crypto++ creator — was Satoshi. Counter: Aug 22, 2008 email reads as third-party reception; 2014 AALWA self-distinction.