Wired

Wired, the U.S. tech magazine, published Benjamin Wallace's Nov. 2011 feature "The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin," an early mainstream-press account of Bitcoin.

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Event December 8, 2015 Added February 8, 2026 Updated September 19, 2026 Article

Wired and Gizmodo identify Craig Wright as possible Satoshi Nakamoto

Andy Greenberg ↔ Craig Wright, Sam Biddle

Wired and Gizmodo simultaneously publish articles identifying Australian computer scientist Craig Steven Wright as the probable creator of Bitcoin, based on leaked documents and emails.

Event November 23, 2011 Added March 21, 2026 Updated September 19, 2026 Article

"The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin" — Wired's landmark feature on Bitcoin's first boom and bust

Benjamin Wallace ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Gavin Andresen, Laszlo Hanyecz, Jeff Garzik, Hal Finney, Wei Dai, Nick Szabo, Stefan Thomas, Dan Kaminsky, Amir Taaki

Benjamin Wallace's Wired feature — an early major mainstream article on Bitcoin. Traces the whitepaper, mining boom, Mt. Gox hack, and growing pains, ending with Garzik's "We really don't care."