NYT is WRONG! Adam Back Did Not Create Bitcoin!

About this episode

The episode discusses the claim made by The New York Times that Adam Back is Satoshi Nakamoto and presents contrasting views from respected journalists.

See the video: https://youtu.be/3kGTgRjpcRw Last week, John Carreyrou and Dylan Freedman of The New York Times reported that Satoshi Nakamoto is Adam Back. Read the full New York Times article (and to bypass the NYT paywall legally). Or if you have a NYT subscription, read the original . Last year, I interviewed Benjamin Wallace about his remarkable book, " The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto ." Watch the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0KVOcLJe50 X post by a pro programmer comparing Adam Back's code with Satoshi Nakamoto's code, circa 2008. My video mentions: https://x.com/JohnCarreyrou https://x.com/BenJWallace At the start of the NYT Daily podcast, Carreyrou said he is "99.5% and 100%" sure Satoshi is Adam Back. That surprised me for two reasons: 1. I respect Carreyrou's reporting. He's best known for unmasking Elizabeth Holmes, proving she was a deceptive crook. Carreyrou is a brilliant reporter. He's not into hyperbole. If he says he's 99.75% sure, we must pay attention. 2. I also respect Benjamin Wallace's reporting, especially regarding Nakamoto. Wallace has spent probably ten times more time researching Satoshi than Carreyrou has. And Wallace is unconvinced that Adam…

People in this episode

Host: Francis Tapon

Guest: Benjamin Wallace

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• Satoshi Nakamoto
• journalism
• cryptocurrency
• reporting

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• Satoshi Nakamoto
• Adam Back
• John Carreyrou
• Benjamin Wallace

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times

Books & works: The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto

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