Elon Musk Believes This Computer Scientist Is the Founder of Bitcoin

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The identity of bitcoin’s founder remains one of the biggest mysteries in the tech world to this day. Back in October, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel said that he may have unintentionally met Satoshi Nakamoto in 2000.

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Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency was created in 2009 by a man who goes by the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Now, more than 12 years later, the identity of bitcoin’s founder remains a mystery. However, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed that he believes computer scientist Nicolas “Nick” Szabo Bitcoinfounder of. Musk made this claim So far Researcher Lex Friedman’s podcast. Musk also said in the podcast that many people consider him to be the founder of bitcoin, a claim he has always denied.

Elon Musk Said that he is unaware of Satoshi Nakamoto’s true identity, but says that Szabo checks all the boxes that indicate that the scientist may be the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. In 1998, Szabo proposed the creation of a digital currency, and at the time, he named it “Bitgold”. bitcoin than anyone else.”

According to reports, Szabo’s “BitGold” project was not fully completed, but many see it as a precursor to bitcoin. Szabo has previously denied claims of being the creator of bitcoin.

The identity of bitcoin’s founder remains one of the biggest mysteries in the tech world to this day. Back in October, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel said that he may have unintentionally met Satoshi Nakamoto in 2000. He said that 21 years later a group of about 200 people who wanted to promote a new monetary system that had the potential to challenge monopolies. Nakamoto could happen between the banks.

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