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Bitcoin creator allegedly unmasked in HBO documentary

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Previous reports have suggested early Bitcoin enthusiasts Hal Finney, Nick Szabo and Adam Back as potential inventors of the cryptocurrency – in addition to other so-called “cypherpunks” who had been working on similar technology since the 1990s – although all have denied being Nakamoto.

Cryptocurrency wallets believed to belong to Nakamoto hold around 1m Bitcoin, worth more than $60bn (£46bn). Their contents have not been touched.

A 2014 Newsweek article identified Dorian Nakamoto, a Japanese American living in California, as the creator. However, he denied knowing anything about Bitcoin.

In 2016, Craig Wright, an Australian computer programmer, told the BBC he was the inventor of Bitcoin. Mr Wright later launched a series of lawsuits against rival cryptocurrency developers who challenged his claims, accusing them of defamation.

However, earlier this year, a High Court judge ruled Mr Wright was not Nakamoto and had instead “lied extensively and repeatedly” and committed “forgery on a grand scale” to back up his claim.

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The claim that Mr Todd, who would have been 23 at the time of the creation of Bitcoin’s white paper, is Nakamoto was met with scepticism from cryptocurrency experts.

In the documentary, Mr Todd said the suggestion he was Nakamoto was “ludicrous”, before adding: “Yeah, yeah. Of course I am Satoshi Nakamoto, and I’m Craig Wright.”

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Youtube Expands Creator Monetization Using Paypal USD Stablecoin

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Youtube has reportedly begun letting U.S. creators receive payouts in Paypal’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, Paypal USD (PYUSD), signaling a shift toward regulated digital currencies as mainstream payment tools and deepening stablecoins’ role in creator monetization.
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Cryptocurrency Company Tether Bids For Italian Soccer Club Juventus

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Cryptocurrency Company Tether Bids For Italian Soccer Club Juventus
Stablecoin issuer Tether said Friday it has submitted an all-cash offer to buy Italian soccer juggernaut Juventus from the Agnelli family, a novel bid by a cryptocurrency company to acquire a blue-chip global soccer club from one of Europe’s most storied dynasties.

Tether is the largest stablecoin issuer with $186 billion of its USDT tokens in circulation. The company previously took an

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Gemini Titan Enters US Prediction Markets With Yes-or-No Event Contracts

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Gemini Titan Enters US Prediction Markets With Yes-or-No Event Contracts
Gemini Titan now holds a U.S. license to offer prediction markets, setting up a fierce push for trader liquidity as the platform challenges rivals, draws in new market flow, and builds toward a broader lineup of future derivatives products.
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