Sassaman = Satoshi

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: Was Len Sassaman Satoshi? Satoshi went silent sixty-eight days before Sassaman died

4 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event April 22, 2026 Added June 1, 2026 Updated November 9, 2026 Article

Finney + Sassaman 'Satoshi co-creators' theory — Finding Satoshi (April 22, 2026) documentary case and counter-evidence

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Hal Finney, Len Sassaman, Satoshi Nakamoto, Adam Back, Nick Szabo, Wei Dai, Paul Le Roux, Fran Finney, Alyssa Blackburn, Kathleen Puckett

Finding Satoshi (Tooley / Miele, April 2026) names Hal Finney and Len Sassaman as Bitcoin co-creators: Finney coded, Sassaman wrote the paper. Lopp and Back dispute it.

Event February 22, 2021 Added May 2, 2026 Updated October 13, 2026 Article

Len Sassaman and Satoshi: a Cypherpunk history — Evan Hatch's foundational articulation of the Sassaman = Satoshi hypothesis (February 22, 2021)

Evan Hatch ↔ Len Sassaman, Satoshi Nakamoto, Adam Back, Hal Finney, Peter Todd

On February 22, 2021, Evan Hatch published Len Sassaman and Satoshi: a Cypherpunk history on Medium — the article that became the foundational case for the Sassaman = Satoshi Nakamoto hypothesis.

Event November 23, 2020 Added February 22, 2026 Updated November 9, 2026 Article

Chain Bulletin presents evidence that Satoshi Nakamoto lived in London

Doncho Karaivanov ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

Doncho Karaivanov analyzes the timestamps of 742 posts, commits and emails by Satoshi, plus the Times headline in the genesis block and his British spelling, to argue Satoshi was based in London.

Event July 30, 2011 Added April 29, 2026 Updated November 1, 2026 Article

Dan Kaminsky's Len Sassaman tribute embedded in the Bitcoin blockchain

Dan Kaminsky ↔ Len Sassaman

After Len Sassaman's death (July 3, 2011), security researcher Dan Kaminsky embedded an ASCII-art tribute into the Bitcoin blockchain, announced July 30 and revealed at Black Hat USA 2011.