Satoshi
Common Japanese name
Satoshi is a Japanese given name meaning "wise" or "clear-thinking." In cryptocurrency contexts, Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, whose true identity remains unknown despite much speculation: Nobody knows who Satoshi really is.
The name has become shorthand for bitcoin's mysterious origins. (Lowercase satoshi is a unit of bitcoin.)
Cryptographic linked transaction record
- whitepaperAuthoritative explanatory document
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- walletSmall case for currency
- miningExtracting earth's resources
ledger · token · exchange · cryptography · hashrate · peer-to-peer · fork · consensus
blockchain
Cryptographic linked transaction record
- whitepaperAuthoritative explanatory document
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- walletSmall case for currency
mining · ledger · token · exchange · cryptography · hashrate · peer-to-peer · fork · consensus · proof-of-work
creator
One who produces something
- inventorCreator of original devices
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
architect · originator · author · genesis · legend · mythology · recluse · vanished
alias
Adopted false name
persona · identity · mystery · unmasking · Dorian · speculation · privacy · disappearance · enigma · secrecy
Satoshicentral banker
Head of monetary policy
Federal Reserve · Janet Yellen · central bank · JP Morgan · central authority
SatoshiMark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk · public figure · Jeff Bezos · doxxed · Bill Gates