media

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Satoshi critiques a Slashdot submission draft, rejecting the 'anonymous' framing and 'stable-with-respect-to-energy' claims, noting how hard it is to describe Bitcoin for general audiences.

July 11, 2010 Slashdot

Slashdot publishes Bitcoin article — first major tech media coverage

Slashdot ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

Slashdot, one of the most influential technology news sites at the time, published an article about Bitcoin v0.3. The resulting 'Slashdot effect' caused a massive surge in downloads and new users, marking Bitcoin's first significant mainstream tech media exposure.

April 20, 2011 Forbes

Forbes 'Crypto Currency' — early mainstream feature on Bitcoin and Satoshi (2011)

Andy Greenberg ↔ Gavin Andresen, Satoshi Nakamoto

One of the first major print magazine articles about Bitcoin, published in Forbes. Andy Greenberg interviewed Gavin Andresen, who described Bitcoin as 'better gold than gold.' The article brought significant mainstream media attention and may have contributed to Satoshi's decision to withdraw from public communication.

November 23, 2011 Wired

"The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin" — Wired's landmark feature on Bitcoin's first boom and bust

Benjamin Wallace ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Gavin Andresen, Laszlo Hanyecz, Jeff Garzik, Hal Finney, Wei Dai, Nick Szabo, Stefan Thomas, Dan Kaminsky, Amir Taaki

Benjamin Wallace's feature in Wired magazine — one of the earliest major mainstream articles on Bitcoin. It traced the arc from Satoshi's whitepaper through the mining boom, the Mt. Gox hack, and the community's growing pains, and closed with Jeff Garzik's iconic line: 'We really don't care.'

March 6, 2014 Newsweek

Newsweek claims to identify Satoshi Nakamoto as Dorian Nakamoto

Leah McGrath Goodman ↔ Dorian Nakamoto, Satoshi Nakamoto

Newsweek publishes 'The Face Behind Bitcoin,' identifying Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto, a 64-year-old Japanese-American man living in Temple City, California, as Bitcoin's creator.

December 8, 2015 Wired

Wired and Gizmodo identify Craig Wright as possible Satoshi Nakamoto

Andy Greenberg ↔ Craig Wright, Sam Biddle

Wired and Gizmodo simultaneously publish articles identifying Australian computer scientist Craig Steven Wright as the probable creator of Bitcoin, based on leaked documents and emails.

October 8, 2024 HBO

Peter Todd = Satoshi Nakamoto theory — HBO "Money Electric" claims and counterevidence

Cullen Hoback ↔ Peter Todd, Satoshi Nakamoto, Adam Back

HBO documentary 'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery,' directed by Cullen Hoback, names Peter Todd as a Satoshi Nakamoto candidate. The film's central evidence was a 2010 BitcoinTalk forum post where Todd replied to Satoshi's description of Replace-by-Fee, and Todd's later formalization of RBF in BIP 125. Todd denied the claim, calling it 'ludicrous.' The documentary was widely criticized by the Bitcoin community.