• Stephen Mora advised a dozen journalists in London that he was Satoshi Nakamoto
• Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd was incorrectly named as Nakamoto in an HBO documentary final month

One other man has come ahead claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator behind Bitcoin.

This time his title is Stephen Mueller. Mora made the declare in entrance of a couple of dozen journalists at London's Frontline Membership, with one journalist calling it a “weird setting”.

BBC journalist Joe Tidy live-tweeted the occasion on , it was a wierd press convention setup.”

I'm attending an occasion in London known as “Revealing the True Authorized Standing of Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.” A weird press convention arrange, with the organizers paying me £500 to attend and demanding I get on stage and ask questions of a billionaire thriller man. pic.twitter.com/3oTB6qX20U

— Joe Tidy (@joetidy) October 31, 2024

In keeping with Mora, he has beforehand claimed to be Nakamoto, has a authorized dispute over it, and is able to current proof. He tried to disclose who he was in 2016, however “somebody stopped him.”

After listening to Mora's backstory for an hour, he was unable to supply any proof. As a substitute, he supplied a collection of screenshots that would simply be faked. When requested to maneuver a few of his Genesis Bitcoin, Mora stated he would transfer it “within the subsequent few months.”

Mora and occasion organizer Charles Anderson are accused of fraud when Mora posed as Nakamoto from November 2022 to October final yr. The 2 males pleaded not responsible at a listening to final month, the Normal newspaper reported.

Yet another on the checklist

Mora joins a rising checklist of people that declare to be, or consider others are, Nakamoto.

Final month, the HBO documentary Cash Electrical: The Bitcoin Thriller incorrectly named Bitcoin's core developer Peter Todd as Nakamoto. Earlier than the massive reveal, the documentary additionally made a degree about Blockstream founder Adam Again.

After the documentary, Todd stated he locked himself within the basement as a result of he feared for his security.

Nakamoto's different suspects embody the late software program engineer Hal Finney and pc scientist Nick Szabo.

In Might, the British Excessive Courtroom dominated towards Australian Craig Wright that he was Nakamoto, claiming Wright had lied “extensively and repeatedly” all through the trial, supporting his claims. He additionally accused him of presenting “fabricated” proof.