The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto has been a mystery for many years, and although various candidates have been put forward, no definitive evidence has been put forward. A clear calculation of who Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, is may not go beyond speculation based on the information at hand.
However, it may be possible to reach a more consistent conclusion by examining these people in depth.
### Popular Names Among Candidates:
1. **Hal Finney**: One of the early users of the Bitcoin network and the person who received the first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto. Finney was a highly respected name in the cryptography community and had the technical knowledge that formed the basis of Bitcoin. However, Finney's death from ALS in 2014 and his statement that he was not Nakamoto undermines this claim.
2. **Nick Szabo**: Computer scientist who developed a digital currency concept called "bit gold" before Bitcoin. He is the person who seems closest to Nakamoto's work. Although Szabo is known for his knowledge in digital money and cryptography, he denied being Satoshi.
3. **Dorian Nakamoto**: Dorian Nakamoto, whose name came to the fore with a report by Newsweek in 2014, is a Japanese-American engineer who coincidentally has the same last name as Satoshi. However, he denied being the creator of Bitcoin and said that these claims were false.
Other Possibilities:
1. **Gavin Andresen**: Gavin Andresen, who took over Bitcoin’s development after Satoshi withdrew from the project in 2010, is one of those who worked most closely with Nakamoto. Andresen has never claimed to be Nakamoto, and there is no direct evidence.
2. **Craig Wright**: Wright, an Australian computer scientist, claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto in 2016. However, some of the evidence he presented was questionable and rejected by many. Wright still maintains this claim, but it is not considered very convincing in the crypto community.
3. **Known Groups or Organizations**: There are also theories that Nakamoto may be represented by a group of developers or a state-backed organization. It is thought that Bitcoin's technical structure and the encryption technology used are so vast that they exceed the knowledge of a single person. However, these theories have no strong basis.
### Guess:
It's really hard to guess who Nakamoto is. If you think about it in depth:
- **Hal Finney**: He may have known who Nakamoto was, but he may not have revealed it. It's highly probable that someone who made the first Bitcoin transaction with Satoshi and is so close to the cryptography community would have such information.
- **Nick Szabo**: As the person closest to the digital currency ideas, Szabo is also familiar with the ideological foundations of Bitcoin, so he could be the person behind Nakamoto.
- **Craig Wright**: Although he has strong technical knowledge about the creation of Bitcoin, his inability to prove his claims and gain trust from the community makes it unlikely that he is Nakamoto.
With current information, the most plausible candidate seems to be **Nick Szabo**, but it is not possible to reach a definitive conclusion. We will have to wait for more concrete evidence to be presented in the documentary to reveal the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto.
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