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Satoshi’s Identity Won’t Be Revealed and That’s a Good Thing

Tonight’s HBO documentary will make a splash. But Bitcoin has always benefited from us not knowing who invented it, says Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy.

Updated Oct 8, 2024, 2:58 p.m. Published Oct 8, 2024, 2:20 p.m.
Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)