#Satoshi Nakamoto is the founder of Bitcoin, and his true identity remains unknown.

In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System," describing Bitcoin and its algorithm. On January 3, 2009, he released the open-source client Bitcoin v0.1.0 on the SourceForge forum and mined the first block of Bitcoin—the genesis block—earning the first 50 bitcoins, marking the birth of the Bitcoin financial system. On December 5, 2010, during the WikiLeaks release of U.S. diplomatic cables, the Bitcoin community called for WikiLeaks to accept Bitcoin donations, to which Nakamoto firmly opposed, believing Bitcoin was still in its infancy and could not withstand conflict and controversy. A week later, on December 12, he made his last post on the Bitcointalk forum and ceased public commentary on the Bitcoin project, gradually handing the project over to other members of the Bitcoin community. $BNB

Satoshi Nakamoto places great importance on privacy, insisting on using PGP encryption and the Tor network for online communication. Over the years, several individuals have been speculated to possibly be Satoshi Nakamoto, such as Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki, former George Washington University professor Nick Szabo, Japanese-American Dorian Nakamoto, and Australian entrepreneur Craig Steven Wright, among others, but none have been confirmed. $SOL