Now, amid a surge in bitcoin interest sparked by the global coronavirus pandemic, the eccentric cyber security pioneer John McAfee claims to know the answer. Despite that, McAfee said he doesn't want to reveal who exactly wrote bitcoin's white paper, as he fears he could "end up destroying an innocent man’s life forever, and probably cause his death." "I have spoken to him on the phone, I was actually going to divulge who he was," McAfee said, adding the author of bitcoin's white paper convinced him not to reveal it. Visual China Group via Getty ImagesThe true identity of bitcoin's creator, or group of creators, has become one of the internet's most tantalizing mysteries, with many trying—and so far failing—to crack it. Bit gold creator Nick Szabo and bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen have also been linked to the name Satoshi Nakamoto.

Source: Forbes May 05, 2020 23:03 UTC