Craig Wright claims to be Bitcoin's creator
The BBC, The Economist, and GQ published reports over the weekend detailing claims from Australian Craig Wright that he is in fact Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. Wright has claimed that he can prove that he is Nakamoto using the private Bitcoin keys for the first one to nine blocks in the Bitcoin blockchain. However, many involved in the Bitcoin project have indicated scepticism with the claims, and the matter appears far from settled. It is unclear what Wright intends to do now, though he has said that he wants to pursue some degree of involvement with the ongoing Bitcoin project.

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