Key Takeaways
- Stephen Mollah claims he is Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
- The economist failed to provide conclusive evidence at the event.
- Mollah promised to move Bitcoin from the Genesis block at a later date.
Sixteen years after Bitcoin’s whitepaper release, economist Stephen Mollah claimed he is the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto.
At a London event held Thursday, he asserted that he is the creator of Bitcoin, but attendees were left unimpressed due to limited evidence and technical delays.
No conclusive proof
The event, hosted at the Frontline Club, required a £500 entry fee, yet drew a small audience. Initially, Mollah promised “conclusive” proof of his identity.
However, he encountered setbacks with his laptop, eventually sharing “easy to fake screenshots,” reported Joe Tidy from the BBC.
Mollah also claimed to be the creator of other entities like the Twitter logo, ChatGPT, and even the Eurobond.
Despite Mollah’s LinkedIn listing him as an “executive director” at Coinbase and citing the Bitcoin whitepaper as his own, Coinbase has not confirmed any association with him.
Confirmation
One suggested way for Mollah to confirm his identity as Satoshi would be to move coins from Bitcoin’s Genesis block, a feat Mollah promised for an “official press conference” in the near future.
“Genesis block Bitcoin cannot be moved as simply as you think,” he told Tidy, though no further evidence was shown.
Mollah closed by urging people to end the search for Satoshi:
Today, I just wanted to say that it is me. I am here. And I am going to publish, very soon, the documentation that the people need.
