A closer look
Satoshi Nakamoto published the original Bitcoin whitepaper in 2008 and successfully launched the cryptocurrency network a few months later, yet the true identity of this individual or group of individuals remains entirely unknown to the public. Despite holding digital wallets containing tens of billions of dollars' worth of decentralized currency, Nakamoto stepped away from the project in 2010 and vanished from the internet without ever cashing out a single coin. This incredible disappearing act has given birth to a cult-like financial movement entirely based on magical internet money, allowing thousands of insufferable tech bros on social media to aggressively mansplain blockchain economics to everyone at a dinner party while actively pretending that trading digital monkey pictures is a totally stable retirement plan!
