The mystery of the creator of Bitcoin continues to pique the interest of some people, especially those involved in the digital cryptocurrency. Analyses and publications come and go, but the creator of Bitcoin remains a mystery.
Of course, think about his position for a moment. Who would want to publicly admit that he is the creator of Bitcoin? That would even put his life in danger, as many would be jealous and would want to acquire his incredible fortune by any means necessary.
And while investigations continue, the latest “suspect” is Nick Szabo, a blogger and former professor at George Washington University Law School.
The new case comes from the Centre for Forensic Linguistics at Aston University in the United Kingdom.
The research was conducted a few weeks ago and took into account the linguistic similarities between the first Bitcoin paper signed by the famous Satoshi Nakamoto, and the writings of eleven individuals believed to be behind the digital currency.
The list includes Dorian S. Nakamoto, Vili Lehdonvirta, Michael Clear, Shinichi Mochizuki, Gavin Andresen, Nick Szabo, Jed McCaleb, Dustin D. Trammel, Hal Finney, Wei Dai and the trio Neal King – Vladimir Oksman – Charles Bry.
The document reveals that the number of linguistic similarities between Szabo's writing and the first Bitcoin paper is "mysterious" and none of the individuals listed appear to match.
“We are fairly confident that Nick Szabo is the main author of the document, although we cannot rule out the possibility that others contributed,” reveals Jack Grieve, the lead researcher.
Szabo of course denied that he is Nakamoto.
