Blockchain Bubble or Revolution: The Present and Future of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

by Neel Mehta

The only notable Brit who Satoshi was closely associated with is Adam Back, the inventor of Hashcash, the proof-of-work algorithm that Bitcoin used.[1053]

As long as there is Bitcoin, there will be a fascinating cottage industry of scientists (and crazies) claiming to be Satoshi and an army of digital sleuths trying to prove them right or wrong. One thing’s for sure: whoever Satoshi was, his little whitepaper had a bigger impact than he probably ever could have believed.