The mysterious Mr Nakamoto

Benjamin Wallace

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In October 2008, someone going by the name Satoshi Nakamoto posted a white paper outlining ‘a peer-to-peer electronic cash system’ called Bitcoin to an arcane listserv populated by Cypherpunks. No one in the community had heard of Nakamoto, and just as people were starting to wonder who he was, he vanished. As the years passed, and the scope of Nakamoto’s achievement became clear, the truth of his identity grew into the greatest unsolved mystery of our time. ‘The Mysterious Mr Nakamoto’ traces Benjamin Wallace’s attempt to unmask the figure behind the currency and the world it wrought.

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Publish Date: 03/04/2025

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‘The Mysterious Mr Nakamoto could be the best mystery story of the past twenty years.’ James Patterson’This is, by far, the deepest investigation into possibly the biggest mystery of the 21st century. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Manson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**kIn October 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto posted a white paper outlining ‘a peer-to-peer electronic cash system’ called Bitcoin to an arcane Listserv populated by Cypherpunks. No one in the community had heard of Nakamoto, and just as people were starting to wonder who he was, he vanished…Just who was Satoshi Nakamoto? Tracking leads from coastal Australia – through London, Oslo and Los Angeles – to the Arizona desert, and exploring Bitcoin’s utopian origins and the world it eventually wrought, The Mysterious Mr Nakamoto takes readers through a rogues’ gallery tour of Nakamoto suspects – and the eleven-figure fortune in his Bitcoin wallet still waiting to be claimed.

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Dimensions 234 × 156 mm
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Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

352

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

332.4048092 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K