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BITCOIN: A 15-Year Quest to Unmask the Mysterious Inventor of Crypto

57 min • 27 mars 2025

In 2008, a mysterious figure created Bitcoin — a digital currency without banks or borders that sparked a global financial movement. And then he disappeared without a trace. Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Why did he vanish? And why hasn’t he touched his $100 billion fortune? Today on the show, we talk to journalist Ben Wallace about his search for answers.

📕 The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto

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