Despite the colossal influence of cryptocurrencies on commerce, computing, and even politics, the true identity of the presumed pseudonymous Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, remains a mystery in 2025. Making things trickier for identity sleuths, this individual (or perhaps the name represents a group?) disappeared without a trace on this day in 2010, that’s exactly 15 years ago.
On this day 15 years ago, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ posted a final public message, then disappeared. The engineer’s true identity remains the greatest mystery of the internet. pic.twitter.com/yEbQIgRZhMDecember 12, 2025
