Andy Cush, Author at Gizmodo

Is Dave Kleiman the Missing Link in Craig Wright’s Satoshi Story?

As the Internet argues over the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, a search is underway in Florida for what may be his fortune—or at least a part of it. An attorney representing the brother of one of the key players in Craig Wright’s Satoshi story told Gizmodo that he and his client…

Tech News Andy Cush

Gavin Andresen: I Was Not Hacked, and I Believe Craig Wright Is Satoshi

Gavin Andresen, chief scientist of the Bitcoin Foundation, said at a conference today that he believes Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin. Andresen said that his accounts were not hacked before his endorsement of Wright as Satoshi, countering speculation from some in the Bitcoin community. Wright, an Australian computer scientist, revealed…

Tech News Andy Cush

This Australian Says He and His Dead Friend Invented Bitcoin

This story was originally published on December 8, 2015. Shortly thereafter, Craig Wright scrubbed much of his digital presence and disappeared for months—until May 2, 2016, when he publicly announced that he is the creator of Bitcoin. A monthlong Gizmodo investigation has uncovered compelling and perplexing new evidence in the search for Satoshi Nakamoto, the…

Tech News Sam Biddle and Andy Cush

The Mystery of Craig Wright and Bitcoin Isn’t Solved Yet

On Tuesday, Gizmodo and Wired published the results of separate but parallel investigations into documents that suggested a new candidate for the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. In emails and documents shared with both publications (by an individual who identified themselves to Gizmodo reporters as a hacker) Dr. Craig Wright, an…

Tech News Andy Cush

The Strange Life and Death of Dave Kleiman, A Computer Genius Linked to Bitcoin’s Origins

About two weeks before his grisly death, there was a change in Dave Kleiman. The formerly generous and lively computer forensics expert became confrontational and bitter. Around that time, Kleiman left the Veteran’s Affairs hospital where he’d been a patient, and called his close friend and business partner Patrick Paige to let him know. “They’ve…

Tech News Andy Cush

Reports: Police Raid Home of Possible Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright

The Guardian and Reuters are reporting that police have raided the home of Craig Wright, an Australian CEO who was identified today in investigations by Gizmodo and Wired as a likely candidate for the secret identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive creator of Bitcoin. https://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-friend-invented-bi-1746958692 Hours after the publication of the stories, more than 10…

Tech News Andy Cush

Andy Cush

Is Dave Kleiman the Missing Link in Craig Wright’s Satoshi Story?

Gavin Andresen: I Was Not Hacked, and I Believe Craig Wright Is Satoshi

This Australian Says He and His Dead Friend Invented Bitcoin

The Mystery of Craig Wright and Bitcoin Isn’t Solved Yet

The Strange Life and Death of Dave Kleiman, A Computer Genius Linked to Bitcoin’s Origins

Reports: Police Raid Home of Possible Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright

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