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The Real Satoshi?

3 min readOct 5, 2024

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I found an interesting Twitter thread [here]:

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In this, the writer outlines the evidence that Len Sassaman might be Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s the evidence laid out. First, it outlines that Len was obsessed with privacy [here]:

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and worked as a cryptography researcher in Leuven (a place that contains many genius in the field):

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While flimsy evidence, Len certainly had the skills to build Bitcoin [here]:

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When Bitcoin was launched in 2018, Hal Finney was one of the first adopters, and who was a friend of Len’s [here]:

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE

Written by Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.

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