7 people who could be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto

cointelegraph.com:

Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonym used by the creator(s) of Bitcoin, whose true identity remains unknown. The name was used to author the original Bitcoin (BTC) white paper in 2008 and to create and deploy the first Bitcoin software in 2009. Nakamoto’s true identity has never been revealed, and they have remained an enigma in the world of cryptocurrency. They are estimated to have mined around 1 million BTC in the early days of the network, which would make them one of the wealthiest people in the world.

Some believe that Satoshi Nakamoto is a pseudonym for an individual, while others maintain that it could be a group of people. Below is a list of people believed to be the best possible candidates for the creator, with some having already refused or embraced the identity.

Nick Szabo is a computer scientist, legal scholar and cryptographer known for his research on digital contracts and digital currency. He is credited with developing the concept of smart contracts, which are self-executing contracts with the terms of the agreement written into the code. Szabo first proposed the idea of smart contracts in 1994 in an article titled "Smart Contracts: Building Blocks for Digital Markets.”

Szabo is also known for his work on digital currency and cryptography and is considered a pioneer in digital money. He created a precursor to Bitcoin called “Bit Gold,” which he described in a series of blog posts in the late 1990s.

Szabo is considered by many to be a likely candidate for the true identity of Nakamoto, but he has denied it.

He is also a legal scholar and has written extensively on the legal implications of digital contracts and digital currency. He is an advocate of digital freedom and privacy and has written on the