The search for the identity of the creator of Bitcoin continues with constant twists and turns. This time, a man claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto at an event in London.
On October 31, 2024, Halloween (as well as the 16th anniversary of the publication of the Bitcoin white paper), a press release began circulating widely on social media indicating that an event would be held shortly thereafter in London at a pub, designed to reveal the identity of Bitcoin’s creator once and for all. All were invited to participate freely. Altcoin Daily’s post on X relaunching the press release has nearly a million views at the time of writing.
As reported by Decrypt and DLNews, it was Stephen Mollah who showed up at the pub. The event, which apparently even the Frontline Club pub where it was held insisted was not affiliated (tickets cost £500), welcomed only a handful of people, according to contributions published online.
The promise was that of “a live demonstration” that would leave no room for doubt as to the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. What was staged instead, according to those present (such as BBC News’ Joe Tidy), was a performance in which Mollah initially couldn’t get his laptop to work, later displaying “easily faked screenshots “. A total failure, in short, but not that anything else was expected, given the premise.
Accompanying Mollah was Charles Anderson, event organizer and “public relations officer”, who tried to claim that he had seen “cryptographic” evidence that his “client” was Satoshi Nakamoto. However, no evidence was presented to the participants, contrary to what was announced with great fanfare in the press release.
However, Mollah stated that “very soon”, in an unspecified “official and convenient press conference”, he will move Bitcoins from the genesis wallet, which is the first Bitcoin wallet created by Satoshi Nakamoto. This kind of statement can generate more than just a few smiles: just think that during the same event Mollah even claimed to have created the logo of Twitter, ChatGPT and Eurobond.
Several reports indicate, moreover, that Mollah and Anderson are no strangers to Bitcoin-related claims, so much so that they claimed, trying to scam a person, that they owned 165,000 Bitcoins in Singapore. The pair have reportedly pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud by false representation and the trial is now set for November 3, 2025, according to sources.
The London event comes in the wake of the buzz created by the HBO documentary on Satoshi Nakamoto, released overseas in early October 2024. In this case Peter Todd’s name is mentioned, which however is also widely disputed by the community that revolves around the world of Bitcoin. In short, the story of Satoshi Nakamoto is one that seems to have no end and may never find a conclusion.
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