John McAfee Vows to Reveal Bitcoin’s Creator

Maker Unmasked

Infamous tech entrepreneur John McAfee says he's going to tell the world who created Bitcoin — and if he keeps his word, he'll be answering perhaps the biggest lingering question in cryptocurrency.

On Wednesday, McAfee took to Twitter to announce his plan to continue sharing clues about the true identity of "Satoshi Nakamoto," the pseudonymous handle used by the creator of Bitcoin, until either the creator reveals himself or McAfee reveals him.

"I protected the identity of Satoshi," McAfee tweeted. "It's time, though, that this be put to bed. Imposters claim to be him, we are spending time and energy in search of him — It's a waste."

We're Waiting

Whether McAfee actually knows the true identity of Bitcoin's creator is anyone's guess. But so far, he's taken to Twitter to claim that Satoshi is male and lives in the United States. He's also not the CIA, a government agency, computer scientist Nick Szabo, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, or a brunette.

Oh, and yeah, he's also alive.

My Name Is

So, to pull some rough numbers, the U.S. is home to about 156.1 million males and about 1 million of those work for the nation's government. Say about 50 percent are brunettes — that leaves us with ~77.5 million potential Satoshi Nakamotos.

If McAfee wants anyone to believe he actually knows who created Bitcoin — or he wants to pressure the real Satoshi into revealing himself — he's going to have to narrow the field down a bit more than that.

"Yes, I drink, use drugs, chase women, run from the law — which I have done since I was 19," he tweeted, in defense of his ability to name the elusive programmer. "But it does not obviate the fact that I created a great company whose focus was stopping hackers. I had to know hacking. I am still John Fucking McAfee."

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