As a seasoned crypto investor with over two decades of experience under my turban, I’ve seen more than my fair share of colorful characters and outlandish claims in this wild world of digital assets. The latest performance by Stephen Mollah, claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, left me scratching my gray beard in disbelief.
Wearing a vibrant turban, camouflage-style trousers, a black suit, and an extended gray beard, a man by the name of Stephen Mollah now makes headlines as the most recent figure asserting responsibility for creating Bitcoin.
On October 31st, approximately a dozen reporters convened at the Front Line Club (which has clarified it neither endorses nor is associated with the event), under the expectation of meeting the authentic Satoshi Nakamoto for the first time.
Tried to film the demonstration but it doesn’t seem to be forthcoming. Here’s Mr Mollah:
— Joe Tidy (@joetidy) October 31, 2024
And for just a low-low price of $644 (500 British pounds) a pop.
According to BBC News journalist Joe Tidy (who was tweeting in real-time from the event), he attended a gathering in London that claimed to reveal the authentic legal identity of the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
At the press conference, I found an unusual arrangement where the organizer requested a payment of £500 for my attendance and the chance to pose queries directly to the enigmatic billionaire figure.
However, right from the start, journalists had their doubts that they would encounter the most renowned figure in the cryptocurrency world.
At the beginning of the event as reported by Financial Times, Mollah and organizer Charles Anderson initiated things by checking the microphone in a casual manner using the traditional phrase: “checking one, two, three (as if testing testicles).
Next, there was a lengthy speech discussing Anderson’s claimed invention of energy-recovery systems for vehicles and his involvement with Britain’s Got Talent. By that time, at least one journalist had chosen to leave the event.
Eventually, after 40 minutes, Mollah takes to the stage — dressed like an eccentric grandpa.
In one of Mollah’s often-cited pieces of advice, he described himself as someone who engages in commerce and finance, as well as an expert in economics and currency matters. However, he later asserted that he was the creator of Bitcoin, known as Satoshi Nakamoto.
A representative from BitMEX Research said Mollah also claimed to invent the Twitter logo, the Eurobond and the “ChatGPT protocol” during the bizarre event.
But when it came to providing proof of his so-called claims, Mollah reportedly fell short.
According to DL News, Mollah shared old posts from the Bitcoin forum attributed to Nakamoto, which Tidy from the BBC noted could potentially be fabricated.
Mollah argues that these documents were “time-stamped” and have physical copies, implying he did publish them – but the process behind this is unclear.
Tidy said he then asked Mollah to do a live transfer of Nakomoto’s famed “Genesis coins” on stage.
However, Mollah asserted that he did not possess the keys for the initial Bitcoin wallets. Instead, these wallets were fragmented into eight sections and stored on eight different computers located globally.
He also said groups were chasing him to try to hack his devices for the massive crypto haul.
Mollah is yet another individual who has attempted to take credit for creating Bitcoin, but so far, all such attempts have proven unfounded. Just recently, a documentary on HBO made a mistake by suggesting that Canadian software developer Peter Todd could be the creator of Bitcoin. However, Mr. Todd has firmly denied these claims.
Australian tech expert Craig Wright, who had long claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin but lacked any solid proof, took legal action against those who doubted his assertions. However, in March, the High Court of England concluded that he was not actually the inventor of Bitcoin. Subsequently, Wright himself acknowledged that this was true.
Mollah and Anderson are currently embroiled in a reported legal dispute concerning their claim, as Dlmit Dohil, who alleges himself to be the victim, has privately prosecuted them for deceitfully asserting that Mollah was Nakamoto. This declaration supposedly put Mollah at risk of financial loss, according to an October 10th report in The London Standard.
Last month, both individuals denied charges of fraud by misrepresentation at the London Crown Court. They were granted bail, and their trial has been scheduled for November 3rd of next year.
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