# NYT is WRONG! Adam Back Did Not Create Bitcoin!

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Podcast: [WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wanderlearn-travel-to-transform-your-mind-life-1034312)
Published: 2026-04-16T15:54:58+00:00
Episode link: https://ftapon.substack.com/p/why-adam-back-is-probably-not-satoshi
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## Resource

See the video: https://youtu.be/3kGTgRjpcRw Last week, John Carreyrou and Dylan Freedman of The New York Times reported that Satoshi Nakamoto is Adam Back. Read the full New York Times article (and to bypass the NYT paywall legally). Or if you have a NYT subscription, read the original . Last year, I interviewed Benjamin Wallace about his remarkable book, " The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto ." Watch the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0KVOcLJe50 X post by a pro programmer comparing Adam Back's code with Satoshi Nakamoto's code, circa 2008. My video mentions: https://x.com/JohnCarreyrou https://x.com/BenJWallace At the start of the NYT Daily podcast, Carreyrou said he is "99.5% and 100%" sure Satoshi is Adam Back. That surprised me for two reasons: 1. I respect Carreyrou's reporting. He's best known for unmasking Elizabeth Holmes, proving she was a deceptive crook. Carreyrou is a brilliant reporter. He's not into hyperbole. If he says he's 99.75% sure, we must pay attention. 2. I also respect Benjamin Wallace's reporting, especially regarding Nakamoto. Wallace has spent probably ten times more time researching Satoshi than Carreyrou has. And Wallace is unconvinced that Adam Back is Satoshi. Wallace thinks Adam could be Satoshi, but he's confident that Satoshi is someone else. Adam is not one of Wallace's top two candidates. Indeed, on WanderLearn Show, Wallace said there's "more than a 50% chance" that Satoshi is none of the dozens of candidates he evaluated in his book. Therefore, we have a dilemma. Whom should we believe: Carreyrou or Wallace? Both are outstanding reporters. Wallace and I exchanged emails after the NYT's declaration. He's busy reporting, so he didn't have time to appear on the podcast again this month, but his book explains why Wallace is unconv…

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