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April 8, 2026 Wikipedia

Was Adam Back Satoshi? Examining the Hashcash inventor hypothesis

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Adam Back, Satoshi Nakamoto

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.

April 8, 2026 new-york-times

Adam Back = Satoshi Nakamoto theory — New York Times 2026 investigation claims and counter-evidence

John Carreyrou ↔ Adam Back, Satoshi Nakamoto, Dorian Nakamoto, Hal Finney, Peter Todd

On April 8, 2026, the New York Times published John Carreyrou's investigation naming Adam Back as the most likely Satoshi based on stylometric analysis. Back denied the identification.

May 15, 2015 new-york-times

Decoding the Enigma of Satoshi Nakamoto and the Birth of Bitcoin — Nathaniel Popper / New York Times investigation naming Nick Szabo (May 15, 2015)

Nathaniel Popper ↔ Nick Szabo, Satoshi Nakamoto, Adam Back, Hal Finney, Wei Dai

On May 15, 2015, the New York Times published Nathaniel Popper's Decoding the Enigma of Satoshi Nakamoto — a Digital Gold excerpt naming Bit Gold designer Nick Szabo as Satoshi. Szabo denied it.