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Dorian Nakamoto
A 2014 magazine wrongly named him Bitcoin's creator.
Known as Dorian Satoshi NakamotoActive Mar 2014 →
Speculation, not fact — Wrongly identified as Satoshi by a 2014 Newsweek story. He is not Satoshi — the claim was discredited.
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The episode is the most public cautionary tale of the Satoshi identity hunt — and a reminder of the real harm careless de-anonymization can do.
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A Japanese-American engineer whom Newsweek named as Bitcoin's creator in March 2014 based on circumstantial clues. He denied any involvement, the wider community rejected the claim, and the real Satoshi's account briefly resurfaced to say "I am not Dorian Nakamoto."