Key Takeaways:
- The FBI issued a “Glomar response” to a FOIA request about Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, neither confirming nor denying the existence of related records.
- The FBI’s response suggests Nakamoto is considered an individual by the agency, adding intrigue to ongoing speculation about Nakamoto’s identity.
- The mystery surrounding Nakamoto’s identity continues, with no definitive proof linking anyone to the Bitcoin founder despite various theories.
The FBI recently issued a “Glomar response” to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
This response neither confirmed nor denied the existence of any records on Nakamoto but implied that the agency considers Nakamoto an individual.
1/Sigh, this just in from the FBI, which asserts that Satoshi Nakamoto, the apocryphal creator of Bitcoin, is a “third party individual,” and can neither confirm or deny the existence of any records on this person. Typically this is their answer for requests re: non-US persons. pic.twitter.com/oFVB4hHJcJ
— Dave Troy (@davetroy) August 13, 2024
Investigative journalist Dave Troy, who submitted the FOIA request, shared this cryptic response, finding the FBI’s classification of Nakamoto as an individual particularly intriguing.
The request follows ongoing speculation about Nakamoto’s identity, which remains unknown since the release of the Bitcoin white paper in 2008.
Despite numerous theories, including suggestions that early Bitcoin contributor Hal Finney or Australian scientist Craig Wright might be Nakamoto, no definitive proof has emerged.
The FBI’s non-committal response mirrors a similar request made in 2018, leaving the enigma of Satoshi Nakamoto unresolved.
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