In March 2014, Newsweek magazine published an article stating that Dorian Nakamoto was the creator of bitcoin. Ten years later, the journalists decided to find out how he was feeling.

Despite Dorian's denial of these allegations, he continues to have the support of the bitcoin community. His famous expression "it's not me" became a meme, and crypto enthusiasts created a rare card with his image in the style of Pepe the frog, which became one of the first NFT cards released on the bitcoin blockchain. This card was resold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Despite this, there are those who still believe that Dorian Nakamoto is Satoshi.

Why did many people believe that Dorian Nakamoto is Satoshi

Dorian Nakamoto has a number of features that prompted Newsweek journalist Leah McGrath Goodman to call him "the mysterious man behind the bitcoin cryptocurrency." He has a middle name - Satoshi, and a last name - Nakamoto.

Dorian lived near Hal Finney, who was the second node operator on the bitcoin network and received the first transfer to BTC from Satoshi.

His career path is also shrouded in mystery. He studied physics and worked for the U.S. government under the heading "secret". This opaque technical experience is consistent with rumors about the origin of bitcoin, according to which Satoshi is a government agent.

Dorian's habits, his avoidance of the media, and his closeness are consistent with the behavior one would expect from such a person. When he was approached by journalists, he expressed a strong reluctance to discuss bitcoin.

Dorian's friends described him as an extremely private and paranoid person who often used anonymous email services. He even hired a lawyer to protect his privacy and was seriously thinking about suing Newsweek.

Thanks to the support of the bitcoin community, Dorian became a millionaire

After the Newsweek article was published in 2014, Dorian stated: "I'm not involved in this anymore and I can't discuss it. This case has been transferred to other people. They are responsible for this. I have nothing to do with it anymore."

Nevertheless, the bitcoin community continues to support it. To help with legal fees, bitcoin enthusiasts donated about $34,500 to him in 2014.

One of Dorian's notable traits is his ability not to sell his bitcoins. He has retained all the BTC and as a result of ten years of retention owns bitcoins worth about $ 4 million.

Despite the spread of opinions that Dorian is Satoshi, he continues to live away from publicity. However, his story remains alive in the form of an Internet meme.