Adam Beck has refuted claims that he is the creator of bitcoin (BTC-USD) after the New York Times suggested ties between him and the largely anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto in a report this week Whether Back really is the founder of bitcoin,

New evidence ties cryptographer Adam Back to Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto, reviving interest in the mystery behind the pseudonymous inventor. We have a rundown of the most discussed Satoshi

A report by The New York Times says it has discovered the identity of the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin known as Satoshi Nakamoto.

The New York Times suggested that the true identity of the creator of bitcoin (BTC-USD) may be Adam Back, who many speculate is using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Back has since refuted these claims.

Both Mr. Back and Satoshi were involved with the Cypherpunks, a group of anarchists formed in the early 1990s who wanted to use cryptography — the art of securing communications through code — to free individuals from government surveillance and censorship.